Large pool of buyers but no one accounts for a significant fraction of overall market demand. Degree of product differentiation Various types‚ such as natural mineral water‚ spring water and purified water etc. Products could be identical. Buyer needs and requirements Due to the concerns over the safety of tap water. An increased focus on health and fitness. The hectic on-the-go lifestyles of American consumers. Attracted by the convenience‚ purity and portability. Number of rivals
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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: Pouring
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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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Bottled water‚ it seems such an unlikely culprit for such massive deterioration. Bottled water‚ as simple and convenient as it is‚ is the beginning of a large controversy. Behind it is not only a story of pollution‚ but also a story of the damage from the production. “... many had an incomplete understanding of the total environmental impact of bottled water production” (Saylor‚ et al. 599). The environment is being destroyed by the plastic and the wastes of oil. Not only is the environment being
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and was amazed to see all of the people had their hands full with bottled water. Bottles were everywhere. Even the dogs were drinking from bottles of water. There were garbage cans‚ beside recycle bins‚ filled with bottles. Not to mention the bottles laying everywhere on the ground. Bottled water is a problem in our society. Bottled water should be banned because it is dangerous for our environment‚ resources‚ and health. Bottled water is very dangerous for your environment because recycling is not
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Bottled Water Proposal In recent times‚ one of the world’s favorite grab and go drinks has come into question whether it is safe enough to drink or not and that is bottled water. “In 2007‚ according to the BMC‚ the total spending on bottled water in the United States reached an estimated $12 billion‚ despite the availability of clean and inexpensive tap water”(Lee‚Warhol). Some people argue that bottled water is not only unsafe for us‚ but also for our environment and it is much more expensive
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Discovering the alarming fact that while 900 million people around the world did not have access to safe drinking water‚ and that Australians spend over 600 million dollars on bottled water each year‚ at age 19 Daniel Flynn decided to create a social enterprise. Thankyou Water empowered Australians to fund safe water projects in developing nations through the sale of bottled water. Being a university student at the time‚ David Flynn and his team of friends‚ were shocked at the injustice of the fact
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Bottled Water is causing damage to the Environment. Along with all the bottles that end up in landfills or the bottles that get burned (sending tons of pollution into the air)‚ the gasoline and other fossil fuels that it requires making all of the bottles is both a waste of fossil fuels and damages the environment. Home Water Filters can save the environment and keep some more green in your pocket. Bottled water on average costs 5000 times more for the United States as a country as apposed to
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Battling Over Bottled Water Student Name University Name Battling Over Bottled Water One of the last places in the world one would expect to find a battle over water is Michigan. Michigan‚ who once displayed “Water Wonderland” on its license plates‚ features more than 11‚000 lakes and 36‚000 miles of streams and one is never more than six miles from enjoying any one of them (Michigan Outdoors). Why then has a dispute over water rights escalated into several lawsuits? The purpose of this
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granted. Very few Americans ever worry about the water we drink‚ or the amount of water we use while taking a shower. If you don’t like tap water‚ you can just go buy bottled water at the store. The choice is yours. Depending on your choice‚ you can take a five minute‚ or an hour long shower. There’s even a water temperature control provided for you. Showers are taken in clean‚ sanitized bathrooms. Although taking a shower‚ or drinking from a water bottle don’t sound like such a big deal‚ thousands
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