I know I might be beating this 'green' marketing thing to death here, but this is the perfect example of what I am talking about:
The Eco Shape Bottle. It's all the rage from the bottled water companies - and of course it's better than using a regular plastic water bottle.
But honestly people. How can the words bottled water and eco really be used in the same advertisement? Bottled water is one of the most wasteful inventions of our lovely oh so unsustainable society. According to treehugger, "Approximately 1.5 million barrels of oil—enough to run 100,000 cars for a whole year—are used to make plastic water bottles, while transporting these bottles burns even more oil." What's more, "Nearly 90 percent of water bottles are not recycled and wind up in landfills where it takes thousands of years for the plastic to decompose."
The only real eco-shape bottle is a reusable water bottle like these from Sigg or Klean Kanteen.
the world through GREEN colored glasses...
We are in the midst of a budding ECOdemic. Loving the Earth is no longer a faux-pas. Tree hugging is hip. If People magazine were to publish a Sexiest Trend Alive issue this year, "Going Green" would be on the cover. But how compatible are consumerism and popular culture with the ideology of sustainability?
Through this blog, I take a look at popular culture - and more - through GREEN colored glasses.
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
"eco-shape" bottle
Posted by SustainaGirl at 12:07 AM
Labels: Green Marketing
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