16oz Wide Mouth Water Bottle by Nalgene (10% OFF)
August 1, 2012 by Greenstore
Filed under Leisure, Special Deals, Sports and Outdoor, Water Bottles
Brand: Nalgene
Attributes: Waste Reduction
Description: You can reduce waste by using your own refillable water bottle, instead of buying or taking single-use bottled water.
Looking for a refillable BPA-free water bottle? Nalgene Everyday™ water bottles are made in the USA, and are extremely durable, resistant to staining and odors, withstand high temperature, and made from Eastman Tritan™ copolyester that is manufactured without Bisphenol A (BPA).
Capacity: 16oz (about 0.5 litre)
Colour: Grey, Blue or Pink
Opening: Wide Mouth
Through the sale of these water bottles, part of the profits will go to fund water projects in developing countries that provide clean and safe drinking water.
Nalgene is a plastic product brand belonging to its parent company, Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., which produces a wide range of products and services for research, analysis, discovery and diagnostics.
Usual Price: $20
Special Deal Price: $18 (10% OFF)
Buy the Nalgene water bottle from Ecosystem located at 3 Jalan Kledek, Singapore 199259.
The product is awarded a Green Rating of 5 stars based on 11 points in the following 6 criteria (updated on 1 Dec 2011):
Business Sustainability
2. Does the company have a sustainability policy or publish a sustainability report?
The company publishes a Corporate Social Responsibility Report.
4. Has the company taken steps to implement green practices in the office or reduce the environmental impacts from its offices?
There are several projects across the company focusing on green initiatives.
Energy and Climate Change
9. Does the company measure its energy consumption, carbon dioxide or greenhouse gas emissions?
The company in 2007 appointed a corporate Director of Energy Management to look at energy conservation.
11. Has the company taken steps towards reducing its energy consumption, carbon dioxide or greenhouse gas emissions?
Thermo Fisher strives to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. See initiatives here.
Materials and Waste
12. Does the product or service help to reduce, reuse or recycle waste?
Using a refillable water bottle helps to reduce the need to buy single-use bottled water, thus reducing the wastage of plastic material and resources used in making and distributing the disposable plastic bottles.
19. Has the company taken steps to reduce the material and packaging used for the product, or to reduce the waste generated in the production of the product or service?
Many of the company’s plastic molding facilities recycle waste from molding and extrusion processes, reusing the material internally or returning it to suppliers. There are also several projects to reduce waste and increase recycling.
Water
22. Has the company taken steps to reduce the water usage or wastewater generated in the production of the product or service?
The company has taken steps on water conservation, see CSR Report.
Chemicals and Health
25. Has the company taken steps to reduce the chemicals used in the product or service?
The Nalgene bottle is made from Eastman Tritan™ copolyester, which does not contain Bisphenol A (BPA).
Social and Ethical
27. Does the company have a corporate social responsibility (CSR) policy?
The company’s CSR strategy rests on four pillars: Innovation, Operations, Service and Philanthropy. Read the CSR Report.
29. Does the company have a no child labour or non-discrimination policy?
Thermo Fisher: “We do not discriminate against employees in hiring, promotion, salary, performance evaluation or any other term or condition of work, on the basis of race, color, ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation, religion, disability, or other basis prohibited by law in the applicable jurisdiction.”
30. Are the company employees involved in community activities or volunteering their time to help the community or the environment?
Employees are involved in several volunteering activities.
“The Nalgene bottle is very light and the wide mouth enables easy cleaning. There are health concerns about BPA in normal polycarbonate water bottles, so it’s good to know that the Nalgene bottle is BPA-free, giving me peace of mind.”
32oz Wide Mouth Water Bottle by Nalgene (10% OFF)
August 1, 2012 by Greenstore
Filed under Leisure, Special Deals, Sports and Outdoor, Water Bottles
Brand: Nalgene
Attributes: Waste Reduction
Description: You can reduce waste by using your own refillable water bottle, instead of buying or taking single-use bottled water.
Looking for a refillable BPA-free water bottle? Nalgene Everyday™ water bottles are made in the USA, and are extremely durable, resistant to staining and odors, withstand high temperature, and made from Eastman Tritan™ copolyester that is manufactured without Bisphenol A (BPA).
Capacity: 32oz (about 1 litre)
Colour: Grey, Blue or Pink
Opening: Wide Mouth
Through the sale of these water bottles, part of the profits will go to fund water projects in developing countries that provide clean and safe drinking water.
Nalgene is a plastic product brand belonging to its parent company, Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., which produces a wide range of products and services for research, analysis, discovery and diagnostics.
Usual Price: $27
Special Deal Price: $24 (10% OFF)
Buy the Nalgene water bottle from Ecosystem located at 3 Jalan Kledek, Singapore 199259.
The product is awarded a Green Rating of 5 stars based on 11 points in the following 6 criteria (updated on 1 Dec 2011):
Business Sustainability
2. Does the company have a sustainability policy or publish a sustainability report?
The company publishes a Corporate Social Responsibility Report.
4. Has the company taken steps to implement green practices in the office or reduce the environmental impacts from its offices?
There are several projects across the company focusing on green initiatives.
Energy and Climate Change
9. Does the company measure its energy consumption, carbon dioxide or greenhouse gas emissions?
The company in 2007 appointed a corporate Director of Energy Management to look at energy conservation.
11. Has the company taken steps towards reducing its energy consumption, carbon dioxide or greenhouse gas emissions?
Thermo Fisher strives to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. See initiatives here.
Materials and Waste
12. Does the product or service help to reduce, reuse or recycle waste?
Using a refillable water bottle helps to reduce the need to buy single-use bottled water, thus reducing the wastage of plastic material and resources used in making and distributing the disposable plastic bottles.
19. Has the company taken steps to reduce the material and packaging used for the product, or to reduce the waste generated in the production of the product or service?
Many of the company’s plastic molding facilities recycle waste from molding and extrusion processes, reusing the material internally or returning it to suppliers. There are also several projects to reduce waste and increase recycling.
Water
22. Has the company taken steps to reduce the water usage or wastewater generated in the production of the product or service?
The company has taken steps on water conservation, see CSR Report.
Chemicals and Health
25. Has the company taken steps to reduce the chemicals used in the product or service?
The Nalgene bottle is made from Eastman Tritan™ copolyester, which does not contain Bisphenol A (BPA).
Social and Ethical
27. Does the company have a corporate social responsibility (CSR) policy?
The company’s CSR strategy rests on four pillars: Innovation, Operations, Service and Philanthropy. Read the CSR Report.
29. Does the company have a no child labour or non-discrimination policy?
Thermo Fisher: “We do not discriminate against employees in hiring, promotion, salary, performance evaluation or any other term or condition of work, on the basis of race, color, ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation, religion, disability, or other basis prohibited by law in the applicable jurisdiction.”
30. Are the company employees involved in community activities or volunteering their time to help the community or the environment?
Employees are involved in several volunteering activities.
“The Nalgene bottle is very light and the wide mouth enables easy cleaning. There are health concerns about BPA in normal polycarbonate water bottles, so it’s good to know that the Nalgene bottle is BPA-free, giving me peace of mind.”
Wheat Composite Tumbler by L’earth
April 2, 2012 by Lastrina
Filed under Leisure, New Products and Services, Sports and Outdoor, Water Bottles
Brand: L’earth
Attributes: Waste Reduction, Recycled
Description: The Wheat Composite Tumbler by L’earth is made of plant by-product fibers from wheat and rice, together with mixed content of recycled plastics, and biopolymer made from lactic acid.
L’earth (short form of the phrase Love Earth) is a consumer brand of Winrigo (S) Pte Ltd, making eco-friendly plastic products more accessible to consumers.
You can buy from L’earth’s online store or contact their key partner Winrigo.
The product is awarded a Green Rating of 5 stars based on 11 points in the following 5 criteria (updated on 2 Apr 2012):
Business Sustainability
1. Does the company, product or service have a third party certified green business or green product label?
L’earth’s products are made by Winrigo, which has obtained the Sustainable Manufacturing Certification for 2010 to 2012.
2. Does the company have a sustainability policy or publish a sustainability report?
Winrigo is committed to sustainability and has implemented practices to meet some of the criteria for the Sustainable Manufacturing Label.
4. Has the company taken steps to implement green practices in the office or reduce the environmental impacts from its offices?
Winrigo has implemented practices to meet some of the criteria for the Sustainable Manufacturing Label.
5. Has the company, product or service won any environmental or sustainability awards?
Winrigo has won the 3R Packaging Awards – Merit Award in 2011, and the SEC-Senoko Energy Green Innovation Award in 2010.
Energy and Climate Change
6. Is the product or service energy efficient or helps to conserve energy or reduce carbon emissions?
The product uses recycled plastics instead of virgin plastic material, thus reducing plastic waste and further lowering carbon emissions. SIMTech assisted Winrigo to conduct a comparative carbon footprint assessment to verify the eco-friendliness of the material, R3Plas™. R3Plas™ is able to reduce carbon emission by 30% compared to virgin plastics without increasing in cost.
9. Does the company measure its energy consumption, carbon dioxide or greenhouse gas emissions?
Winrigo has developed a Life Cycle Assessment toolkit with SIMTech, which looks at energy consumption and carbon footprint of its processes and products.
Materials and Waste
12. Does the product or service help to reduce, reuse or recycle waste?
L’earth’s tumblers are made using plant by-product fibers from wheat and rice. Rather than disposing them as waste, they are put to better use by combining them with recycled plastic.
13. Is the product made from reclaimed or recycled material?
The product is made with recycled plastics and organic plant by-product fibers from wheat and rice.
19. Has the company taken steps to reduce the material and packaging used for the product, or to reduce the waste generated in the production of the product or service?
Winrigo is a signatory to the Singapore Packaging Agreement. This means that the one of the company’s aims has to be reducing packaging waste arising from consumer products.
Chemicals and Health
25. Has the company taken steps to reduce the chemicals used in the product or service?
The company has has conducted 3rd-party tests to ensure that its products are free of most heavy metals and VOCs.
Social and Ethical
30. Are the company employees involved in community activities or volunteering their time to help the community or the environment?
L’earth is always seeking collaboration and environmental projects, and has partnered with Winrigo as sponsors for youth-initiated projects, World Leadership Conference 2011, Earth Day 2011 and Indian Community 2012.
“I like the fact that this tumbler is small, about the height of my palm and thus convenient to put in my bag. There was a slight wheat smell when I first used it, but the smell reduced over the next few days.
Each time I drank, my nose touched the flap (maybe due to the specifications) and I found it a bit annoying.”
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