Comments on: Fiji water – endlessly fascinating

By: Il folle mercato dell’acqua in bottiglia — Internazionale

Il folle mercato dell’acqua in bottiglia — Internazionale — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 17:55:13 +0000

[...] il cofondatore del blog network Global Voices. Questo articolo è uscito sul suo blog con il titolo Fiji water, endlessly fascinating (altri articoli di Ethan Zuckerman pubblicati da [...]

By: …My heart’s in Accra » Design for a living world

…My heart’s in Accra » Design for a living world — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 02:29:49 +0000

[...] we encounter and where they come from. (This is an argument I’ve made many times, in my posts on Fiji water.., which, oddly enough, for a conference obsessed with environmental responsibility, is the [...]

By: water tanks

water tanks — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 23:07:15 +0000

Kind of reminds me of the old days when they used to sail half way around the world in a leaky wooden ship for salt and pepper

By: EphBlog

EphBlog — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 13:14:45 +0000

Fiji Water…

Ethan Zuckerman ’93 writes: Three years ago, I got fascinated by the phenomenon of Fiji Water. I couldnt believe that it made economic sense to ship heavy bottles of water from a Pacific island to slake my thirst in Massachusetts…….

By: Hans Suter

Hans Suter — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 07:35:52 +0000

Dasani’s UK accident (Coca-Cola said the bromate was formed during the gas purification process it used in Dasani manufacturing and bottling. To ensure that Dasani meets calcium levels required in all UK bottled water products, it adds calcium chloride, a derivative of bromide. But due to the amount of bromide in the water, the ozonation process caused bromate to form at unacceptable levels, Coca Cola said) was truly hilarious, because the local waterworks had to take out ads to assure the population that their water was just perfect.

By: Lance Knobel

Lance Knobel — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 22:24:27 +0000

If you’re still fascinated by containerization, you must read Marc Levinson’s The Box. It was published last year on the 50th anniversary of the first containerized shipment, from Port Elizabeth, NJ, to Galveston, Texas. A great story, compelling economic history, and a glimpse into the technological transformation that not only makes Fiji Water possible, but also Dell, Wal-Mart and, arguably, China’s rise to dominate global manufacturing.

By: Pablo

Pablo — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 20:59:22 +0000

You might also be interested in this lengthy post on the same issue, but with a different opinion, over on Reason’s blog – from yesterday: http://www.reason.org/outofcontrol/archives/2007/07/bottled_water_c.html

On that post I pointed out the efforts of two bottle water companies that use their profits to fund water and sanitation projects in Africa:
http://www.belu.org/
http://www.ethoswater.com/

Tom Standage has taken your point of view numerous times. Notable in a NYTimes op-ed a few years back that stuck in my mind. Its behind a subscription wall now. http://www.tomstandage.com/

And speaking of Coke, the recently announced plans to enter with USAID into a water partership program in Africa: http://www.thecoca-colacompany.com/presscenter/nr_20070322_water_partnership_in_africa.html

And to replace all the water they use in their manufactring process:
http://www.csrwire.com/News/8770.html

Just in case.