Comments on: Bottled water, water filters, and the throwaway society http://personalissues.wordpress.com/2008/06/26/bottled-water-water-filters-and-the-throwaway-society/ Rants and musings on everyday life and its interactions with global problems Thu, 26 Jun 2008 19:54:43 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Adam http://personalissues.wordpress.com/2008/06/26/bottled-water-water-filters-and-the-throwaway-society/#comment-3 Adam Thu, 26 Jun 2008 19:54:43 +0000 http://personalissues.wordpress.com/?p=5#comment-3 Thanks for stopping by, and thanks for the correction. I've updated the post accordingly. Thanks for stopping by, and thanks for the correction. I’ve updated the post accordingly.

]]> By: Beth, aka Fake Plastic Fish http://personalissues.wordpress.com/2008/06/26/bottled-water-water-filters-and-the-throwaway-society/#comment-2 Beth, aka Fake Plastic Fish Thu, 26 Jun 2008 19:35:45 +0000 http://personalissues.wordpress.com/?p=5#comment-2 Hi there. Great article. And just some additional info: the carbon inside the Brita filter actually can be recycled. What the CNet article failed to mention is that the Brita company in Europe actually recycles all components of the filters. The plastic, carbon, and ion exchange resin. The carbon is cleaned and provided to waste water treatment plants. The ion exhange resin is used in new Brita filters. And the plastic, of course, is recycled. I've been trying to leave this info in a comment on the CNet web site ever since the article came out, but for some reason am running into technical problems. Will keep trying, as most people make the same assumption about the carbon. Once again, thanks for this great article. Beth Hi there. Great article. And just some additional info: the carbon inside the Brita filter actually can be recycled. What the CNet article failed to mention is that the Brita company in Europe actually recycles all components of the filters. The plastic, carbon, and ion exchange resin. The carbon is cleaned and provided to waste water treatment plants. The ion exhange resin is used in new Brita filters. And the plastic, of course, is recycled.

I’ve been trying to leave this info in a comment on the CNet web site ever since the article came out, but for some reason am running into technical problems. Will keep trying, as most people make the same assumption about the carbon.

Once again, thanks for this great article.

Beth

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