Comments on: Welcome to the FIJI Green blog! http://www.fijiwater.com/blog/2008/04/welcome-to-the-fiji-green-blog/ Mon, 16 Nov 2009 03:53:51 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: FIJI Media Gal http://www.fijiwater.com/blog/2008/04/welcome-to-the-fiji-green-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-1152 FIJI Media Gal Wed, 16 Sep 2009 21:59:29 +0000 http://blog.fijigreen.com/?p=4#comment-1152 Johnsen, You're in luck! We'll be pressing forward into China in the coming months. Check back with us in early 2010 and we'll be able to provide more information on where you can purchase FIJI Water. Johnsen,

You’re in luck! We’ll be pressing forward into China in the coming months. Check back with us in early 2010 and we’ll be able to provide more information on where you can purchase FIJI Water.

]]> By: johnsen http://www.fijiwater.com/blog/2008/04/welcome-to-the-fiji-green-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-1108 johnsen Mon, 14 Sep 2009 07:12:06 +0000 http://blog.fijigreen.com/?p=4#comment-1108 I am working in china now,i have not seen the Fiji Water was sold in china, i love the water so much,where can i buy it? I am working in china now,i have not seen the Fiji Water was sold in china, i love the water so much,where can i buy it?

]]> By: Kevin http://www.fijiwater.com/blog/2008/04/welcome-to-the-fiji-green-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-683 Kevin Thu, 23 Apr 2009 02:25:55 +0000 http://blog.fijigreen.com/?p=4#comment-683 So you are saying that it is still better to have a plastic bottle that will not biodegrade compared to a biodegradable one that might take a little bit longer than if it was properly composted? Not too sure how this works? I agree that bottled water does not have to be a major contributor to the waste stream, if it is recycled. However, minimal amounts of these bottles actually end up in available recycling systems. Take New York for example, quite often recycling bins are located within close proximity of many areas, but people driven by consumption habits and convenience would rather just throw it in the trash (even if the recycling bin is right beside the trash.) If you only account for 2% of the waste stream for bottled water and it is estimated that 10 billion bottles are thrown out each year in the US, that means that you are accountable for approximately 200,000,000 bottles a year or so depending on market share and relative recycling rates. Not really a small number in the grand scheme of things. I applaud that you are taking conservation efforts to preserve the Sovi Basin, but what will happen to the ecosystem once you have stripped it of all the water to ship it over 5,000 miles to the United States to supply a market which already has local resources that are often held to higher municipal standards than most bottled water companies? So you are saying that it is still better to have a plastic bottle that will not biodegrade compared to a biodegradable one that might take a little bit longer than if it was properly composted? Not too sure how this works? I agree that bottled water does not have to be a major contributor to the waste stream, if it is recycled. However, minimal amounts of these bottles actually end up in available recycling systems. Take New York for example, quite often recycling bins are located within close proximity of many areas, but people driven by consumption habits and convenience would rather just throw it in the trash (even if the recycling bin is right beside the trash.) If you only account for 2% of the waste stream for bottled water and it is estimated that 10 billion bottles are thrown out each year in the US, that means that you are accountable for approximately 200,000,000 bottles a year or so depending on market share and relative recycling rates. Not really a small number in the grand scheme of things.

I applaud that you are taking conservation efforts to preserve the Sovi Basin, but what will happen to the ecosystem once you have stripped it of all the water to ship it over 5,000 miles to the United States to supply a market which already has local resources that are often held to higher municipal standards than most bottled water companies?

]]> By: josephw. clemmons http://www.fijiwater.com/blog/2008/04/welcome-to-the-fiji-green-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-653 josephw. clemmons Mon, 16 Mar 2009 22:17:57 +0000 http://blog.fijigreen.com/?p=4#comment-653 the best water i have ever drank. the best water i have ever drank.

]]> By: FIJI Green Gal http://www.fijiwater.com/blog/2008/04/welcome-to-the-fiji-green-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-176 FIJI Green Gal Mon, 02 Jun 2008 15:49:18 +0000 http://blog.fijigreen.com/?p=4#comment-176 Will, the PET resin comes from Thailand. The point was that we're not shipping hollow preforms or empty bottles despite what some other bloggers have claimed. Fijians have as much a right as anyone to participate in the global economy, but it does seem like you're arguing that because they live where they do, they shouldn't be allowed to either import or export goods. Sure seems like a tough restriction to place on someone else...or yourself, for that matter. Will, the PET resin comes from Thailand. The point was that we’re not shipping hollow preforms or empty bottles despite what some other bloggers have claimed.

Fijians have as much a right as anyone to participate in the global economy, but it does seem like you’re arguing that because they live where they do, they shouldn’t be allowed to either import or export goods. Sure seems like a tough restriction to place on someone else…or yourself, for that matter.

]]> By: Will Notsay http://www.fijiwater.com/blog/2008/04/welcome-to-the-fiji-green-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-168 Will Notsay Wed, 28 May 2008 01:25:16 +0000 http://blog.fijigreen.com/?p=4#comment-168 You say you make your bottle preforms onsite at the bottling plant. Where do you get the raw materials for these preforms? I doubt you use windmills to mine the oil right outside the factory doors. I can't find that information anywhere, and if you want to convince people your company is green, you should be open about this information. Maybe it's just me, but I find it hard to believe ANY company if it ONLY mentions its beneficial side. Face it everyone, even tap water isn't greenñ we should all technically be digging wells alongside our houses. There is a downside to everything- we may as well be open about it. And, just out of curiosity: What do over 300 employees do at the bottling plant alone if not one of them touches the water? You say you make your bottle preforms onsite at the bottling plant. Where do you get the raw materials for these preforms? I doubt you use windmills to mine the oil right outside the factory doors. I can’t find that information anywhere, and if you want to convince people your company is green, you should be open about this information. Maybe it’s just me, but I find it hard to believe ANY company if it ONLY mentions its beneficial side. Face it everyone, even tap water isn’t greenñ we should all technically be digging wells alongside our houses. There is a downside to everything- we may as well be open about it.
And, just out of curiosity: What do over 300 employees do at the bottling plant alone if not one of them touches the water?

]]> By: PaulPixel http://www.fijiwater.com/blog/2008/04/welcome-to-the-fiji-green-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-99 PaulPixel Sat, 26 Apr 2008 15:22:41 +0000 http://blog.fijigreen.com/?p=4#comment-99 Simple.. want to help the planet. DRINK FILTERED TAP WATER. Which is all most bottled water is. Get a clip on water filter and do it yourself for about $15 per several thousand gallons. Then there is 0 carbon footprint. No matter how much good a company who sells products like this say they're doing (or are in fact doing) they can't offest the damage the product itself does in its life-cycle. Its like a tobacco company offering to fund cancer research. How ludicrous. pD Simple.. want to help the planet. DRINK FILTERED TAP WATER. Which is all most bottled water is. Get a clip on water filter and do it yourself for about $15 per several thousand gallons. Then there is 0 carbon footprint.

No matter how much good a company who sells products like this say they’re doing (or are in fact doing) they can’t offest the damage the product itself does in its life-cycle. Its like a tobacco company offering to fund cancer research. How ludicrous.

pD

]]> By: FIJI Green Gal http://www.fijiwater.com/blog/2008/04/welcome-to-the-fiji-green-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-92 FIJI Green Gal Fri, 25 Apr 2008 17:47:19 +0000 http://blog.fijigreen.com/?p=4#comment-92 Hi Jennifer, please read my preceding comment from April 18th. As explained there, we do not ship empty bottles to Fiji - we make them on site. Regarding the aquifer, we work with leading hydrogeologist firms to ensure that we are managing the aquifer sustainably. We draw no more than what is easily replenished by rainfall. Think of it as the difference between "harvesting" and "mining" - we harvest the aquifer, rather than mining it. We have one water source, so frankly there is every incentive in the world for us to make sure we take good care of it. Our conservation work in the Sovi Basin and reforestation projects elsewhere in Viti Levu, the island in Fiji that is our home, also play a significant role in protecting critical watersheds. The conservation and reforestation projects will help ensure a plentiful supply of good water for the people who live on the island. See http://www.fijigreen.com/SavingTheRainforest.html for more details. Hi Jennifer, please read my preceding comment from April 18th. As explained there, we do not ship empty bottles to Fiji – we make them on site.

Regarding the aquifer, we work with leading hydrogeologist firms to ensure that we are managing the aquifer sustainably. We draw no more than what is easily replenished by rainfall. Think of it as the difference between “harvesting” and “mining” – we harvest the aquifer, rather than mining it. We have one water source, so frankly there is every incentive in the world for us to make sure we take good care of it.

Our conservation work in the Sovi Basin and reforestation projects elsewhere in Viti Levu, the island in Fiji that is our home, also play a significant role in protecting critical watersheds. The conservation and reforestation projects will help ensure a plentiful supply of good water for the people who live on the island. See http://www.fijigreen.com/SavingTheRainforest.html for more details.

]]> By: Jennifer Barrons http://www.fijiwater.com/blog/2008/04/welcome-to-the-fiji-green-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-80 Jennifer Barrons Wed, 23 Apr 2008 21:51:31 +0000 http://blog.fijigreen.com/?p=4#comment-80 I have 2 questions: 1. where are the bottles made? ok, i know the answer to this. the answer is, surprisingly: CHINA. the bottles are manufactured in a totally non-green way, with the stretching and molding of plastic using gallons of water and fuel. these empty bottles are then shipped to Fiji, where they are filled at the local bottling plant mentioned. 2. how long with the aquifer last? i don't know the answer to this one, but a friend who got back from Fiji last month told me locals are worried that the aquifer, which took 10,000 years to fill, will be dry within 5 years, depleting much of Fiji's natural ground water, which will have a huge and grave effect on the region's environment. ok, 1 more question: How can ANY bottled water be considered Green?? it is a ridiculous waste of natural resources, for something that most people can get for free, from their tap, with regulations in place. if you want added assurances of cleanliness, get a brita and a steel water bottle to fill again and again. no shipping, no garbage, minimal use of precious resources. I have 2 questions:
1. where are the bottles made? ok, i know the answer to this. the answer is, surprisingly: CHINA. the bottles are manufactured in a totally non-green way, with the stretching and molding of plastic using gallons of water and fuel. these empty bottles are then shipped to Fiji, where they are filled at the local bottling plant mentioned.
2. how long with the aquifer last? i don’t know the answer to this one, but a friend who got back from Fiji last month told me locals are worried that the aquifer, which took 10,000 years to fill, will be dry within 5 years, depleting much of Fiji’s natural ground water, which will have a huge and grave effect on the region’s environment.

ok, 1 more question:
How can ANY bottled water be considered Green??
it is a ridiculous waste of natural resources, for something that most people can get for free, from their tap, with regulations in place. if you want added assurances of cleanliness, get a brita and a steel water bottle to fill again and again. no shipping, no garbage, minimal use of precious resources.

]]> By: JIm Grandbois http://www.fijiwater.com/blog/2008/04/welcome-to-the-fiji-green-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-61 JIm Grandbois Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:06:28 +0000 http://blog.fijigreen.com/?p=4#comment-61 If you can convince anyone that your product is green then you have to be the best salespeople on the planet. nothing could be further from the truth, and now companies like yours are trying to use "green" to make it seem acceptable. your product is not green in any way, and can only be considered comedy to hear you call it that. All of your selective and self- serving propaganda will not change the fact that your company is one of the most absurd products on the market. If you can convince anyone that your product is green then you have to be the best salespeople on the planet. nothing could be further from the truth, and now companies like yours are trying to use “green” to make it seem acceptable. your product is not green in any way, and can only be considered comedy to hear you call it that. All of your selective and self- serving propaganda will not change the fact that your company is one of the most absurd products on the market.

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