water bottles and the bottle will end up in our lakes‚ streams‚ oceans etc. and may never fully decompose. The plastic bottle is more expensive too‚ The United States spent 10.6 billion on the bottle‚ which is 1‚000 times more expensive then tap. Bottled water is extremely expensive to the U.S. We spend so much money on these a year. It’s so expensive because they have to package it‚ test it and make sure everything is safe‚ then check the quality.The worse part is is that almost half the bottle water
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Name _________________________ Homework for Chapter 3 (adapted from end-of-chapter questions) 3. Matilda Bottlers bottles and distributes wines and spirits in Australia. Big Gator is a conglomerate that manufactures‚ among other things‚ a popular lager beer. By virtue of a life time contract‚ Matilda has exclusive rights to bottle and distribute Big Gator beer in New South Wales‚ the largest state in Australia. Matilda uses its monopsony power to pay a lower price for Big Gator beer than do
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the companies are merely meeting the demands of the customers. The bottle industries have every constitutional right to do what they do. Its not just bottled water companies that pollute and waste‚ all industries do it. So‚ economically‚ it would be unfair to prohibit the bottle companies from doing business. The bottled water companies aren’t the criminals; the criminals are the ignorant consumers of America‚ who with each bottle purchased are supporting the destruction and forcing companies to do
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money on bottled water is worth it. The tap water in my home came out to be the better water out of the three waters which included Dasani and Fiji as well. I myself have not bought any more bottled water I know feel a pitcher with tap water. The bottle water companies use great advertisement to make us the consumers think that there product is the better one. Variables and Future Experiments I do not think that there were any possible factors that affected my results in doing this experiment.
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The Case Against Bottled Water TheStar.com - August 11‚ 2008 By Sean Petty & Justin Trudeau Essay Exercise: After reading this newspaper opinion piece‚ think about how the authors could revise this into an academic essay. What would they have to change in terms of content‚ format‚ and style? Consider whether there are any opportunities for using headings‚ graphics‚ etc. Canadians have long been proud of the mighty rivers and beautiful lakes that make this country one of the greatest repositories
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materials available. In their use phase‚ plastics products help to save more energy than is needed to produce them: For example‚ when you choose a bottle of water packaged in a light weight material such as plastic‚ remember that lighter packaging requires less energy for transport. Thus‚ less fuel was used to power the truck that delivered those plastic bottles. The methods are: Change your travel behaviour‚ think more in terms of public transportation‚ if possible‚ walk or ride
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The Trouble with Bottled Water 1. What’s in the Bottles One problem has to do with what’s in the bottles themselves. The Earth Policy Institute reports that 1.5 million barrels of oil per year‚ which is enough to fuel 100‚000 cars for that same year‚ are required to satisfy Americans’ demand for bottled water. That’s because PET‚ or polyethylene terephthalate‚ the plastic used in water bottles‚ is derived from crude oil. And‚ according to the Earth Policy Institute article "Bottled Water:
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is actually false. The bottles themselves contain chemicals such as polyethylene terephthalate that overtime can seep into the water‚ causing a heap of health issues. “In 1999‚ after a four-year review of the bottled-water industry and its safety standards‚ NRDC concluded that there is no assurance that bottled water is cleaner or safer than tap” (Postman). The water itself causes less of a worry‚ both have strict regulations under the FDA and the EPA. Rather it is the bottle themselves that hold the
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plastic bottles‚ not many have actually solved the consumer want 100% by changing the packaging to a biodegradable material Fiji Water should research the possibility of. switching packaging material from petroleum-based plastic to corn or plant plastic PROS:. By offering a completely environmentally safe plastic for its bottled water‚ Fiji Water would be following analysts Benson P. Shapiro advice in the article "What the hell is market oriented" by truly fulfilling consumer
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business focussed more on R&D and marketing‚ while bottling business worked more in manufacturing and logistics * Concetrate business held a higher bargaining power than bottling * Concentrate business can push its business to large no. Of bottles‚ while bottlers cannot engage in doing business from rival firms 3. How has the competition between Coke and Pepsi affected the industry’s profits? a. Increased the per capita consumption: 22.7gallons in 1970 to 52.3gallons in 2004
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