Water giants clean up their act in search for alternatives to plastic
Evian plans to start selling an in-home appliance featuring a container, while Nestle is working on an out-of-home dispensing system based on refillable bottles
Zurich — Two of the world’s biggest water companies are thinking outside the bottle about how to hydrate consumers as environmental campaigners take aim at the enormous amount of plastic waste the industry produces. Danone’s Evian plans to start selling an in-home water appliance featuring a balloon-like container that cuts down on plastic use, while Nestle is working on an out-of-home dispensing system based on refillable bottles. The moves are aimed at reducing the environmental footprint of a business that packages water from natural springs and transports it over long distances, with many bottles ending up polluting the oceans after they’re discarded. Previous efforts to reduce the amount of plastic used, such as shrinking the size of caps, have made only minor differences. Now, as consumer groups and politicians step up pressure, the biggest players in the business are looking at more radical measures. Danone’s Evian Renew system, to be announced Monday, is made up of a base d...
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