Walmart - 11 cents for a bottle of water

Walmart not helping the situation:

In a piece examining the value shoppers get at dollar stores, 7online finds:

Nestle bottled water
If it's not environmental concerns that are stopping you from drinking a lot of bottled water, it's the price. You used to be able to get bottled water everywhere for much less than a dollar, but now prices have gone up so much that it's hard to justify the purchase. So it's easy to see why people would gravitate to dollar stores to find a bargain. I can get four 16.9 oz. bottles of water for $1 at the dollar store. That's great, but, if you use a lot of bottled water, it's better to buy it by the case.
Wal-Mart often has sales on this brand, selling a case of 24 bottles for $2.65, which means you're only paying 11 cents a bottle, as opposed to 25 cents at the dollar store. Costco sells Nestle bottled water in a case of 35, 16.9 oz. bottles for $4.95 or 14 cents per bottle, a significant savings over the dollar store.

11 cents a bottle. That includes the water, the bottle, the label, the packaging, the delivery, the filtering, the cost of stocking it, with some profit for both Walmart and Nestle.

Shocking.

Shapleigh Votes for Moratorium

The Boston Globe reports:

PORTLAND, Maine—Shapleigh voters, in a setback for bottler Poland Spring, imposed a six-month moratorium Saturday on the testing or large-scale extraction of water.

The vote was 204 to 38.

Canadian Region Bans Bottled Water

Quick Blurb from the globe and mail:

Waterloo Region bans bottled water from sites

The Canadian Press

September 10, 2008

"Kitchener -- Councillors in Waterloo Region have banned bottled water from regional buildings and events in an effort to promote tap water they contend is a better choice."


The Waterloo region sits between three of the great lakes. They are rich in water, but it sounds like they've had it with the waste that water bottles bring.

In case you're wondering where this is:


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Launch of and Industry Lobby Group - The Natural Hydration Council

PRWeek reports:

"Nestle Waters, Danone and Highland Spring have joined together to launch a new association to lobby on behalf of the bottled water industry.

The Natural Hydration Council (NHC) was launched this week to research and promote the environmental, health and other sustainable benefits of natural bottled water."

"Danone Waters UK & Ireland MD Nick Krzyzaniak said: 'The role of the NHC is to provide consumers with an informed choice on the health and sustainability aspects of naturally sourced water.'"

This sounds like it will be a good non-bias source of information.

NHC's site.