Recycling........Get involved!

Bottled water companies work hard to protect the environment, and urge those that enjoy our products to do the same.

Did you know that:

• 100% of bottled water containers are recyclable, where facilities exist.
• The larger bottles found on the water cooler at home or in the office are sanitized and can be reused an average of 50 times before the bottled water company recycles them.
• IBWA has joined forces with other food and beverage industries to encourage recycling.

IBWA is committed to actively participating in recycling and educating the public about the importance of recycling bottled water containers and all recyclable materials. Recyclable materials are in high demand and help to create new goods out of old ones. It is important for everyone to do their part and below you'll find where you can obtain recycling bins for your own home, office or community.

Recycling at home
For consumers that have recycling programs available through their municipality or locality, check your local phonebook to contact them and learn about recycling programs in your community and how to obtain the curbside recycing bins.

Recycling away from home
For specialized recycling bins that are made for the office, church, school or special events, click on the link below to view the many options available.

Click here for the IBWA Recycling Resource Guide

Click here for specialized recycling bins.
The items shown are not manufactured, sold or distributed by IBWA.

NEW! "Water...Our Most Important Resource" an interactive, environmental flash presentation on water authored by IBWA and the USDA Forest Service.

This new educational conservation tool was designed to promote awareness of the importance of healthy watersheds, and other vital information about clean water sources. Click here....

International Bottled Water Association (IBWA) members and staff are committed to providing consumers with safe, high quality bottled water. To help assure that consumers and communities have a safe and plentiful water supply, the bottled water industry is dedicated to responsibly managing our renewable resources using sound science and environmental stewardship with no adverse impact on the source, the surrounding environment, or our neighbors. The bottled water industry also supports comprehensive, or curbside, recycling solutions to reduce litter and ensure the widest variety of recyclable materials are captured and utilized.

IBWA Groundwater Resources Management and Stewardship Policy

Bottled Water Found to be Minimal User of Groundwater in the U.S.
A new study reports on a comprehensive, quantitative survey and analysis of bottled water production in the U.S. relative to other uses of ground water. Ground water withdrawals for bottled water production were found to represent only 0.019% of the total fresh ground water withdrawals in the U.S. Click here to read the study summary.

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