Every year almost 9 million children die before their 5th birthday. That's one child every 3 seconds. Most of these deaths are caused by basic preventable causes like pneumonia, malaria, diarrhoea, or problems during childbirth.
Save The Children's EVERY ONE campaign is about getting healthcare to these children. So if you could do one thing to help save a life, what would you do?
Saven The Children & HydroPal have now partnered up for a special Do One Thing campaign. By doing one small thing, such as buying a HydroPal water bottle, you're making a contribution towards assisting child healthcare programmes worldwide.
In a couple of weeks you will be able to support this partnership by getting your own branded Save The Children EVERY ONE filter bottle!
For more info visit www.do1thing.org.nz
Friday
Metallic filter bottles. Why not?
We have been asked to design a metallic HydroPal and or a HydroPal that is made from polycarbonate so we thought it best to explain why we don’t have one...after all we are the original filtered sport bottle.
You suck !....literally
A metallic filter bottle works by relying entirely on how hard you can suck the water through the filter and its quite hard work. For example, a HydroPal is used by squeezing the flexible plastic bottle and some even suck at the same time...the bottom line is that our lungs are not designed to suck with a lot of pressure just like they are not designed to blow up 20 party balloons until you pass out, something I am sure we have all done on many occasions.
Our research was that filter bottles need a soft, squeezable plastic container to be easy to use by utilising the pressure created by your hand to force the water through the filter.
Our research was that filter bottles need a soft, squeezable plastic container to be easy to use by utilising the pressure created by your hand to force the water through the filter.
Don’t forget to Flush
One thing all filter bottles have in common is that if they have been standing for a day or two they need a quick flush to remove water that has been sitting within the filter.
The HydroPal is flushed with a simple squeeze of your hand and discarded but a metallic bottle needs you to suck out the water to flush it so you either swallow the stale water or you can take out the filter and run it under a tap to try and force the water through the filter...its a bit of a pain really so we have opted to stay with the soft squeezable bottle....did I mention it is 100% recyclable?
The HydroPal is flushed with a simple squeeze of your hand and discarded but a metallic bottle needs you to suck out the water to flush it so you either swallow the stale water or you can take out the filter and run it under a tap to try and force the water through the filter...its a bit of a pain really so we have opted to stay with the soft squeezable bottle....did I mention it is 100% recyclable?
Is Plastic the Devil ?
Choosing a metallic bottle over a plastic bottle is a personal choice.
Reusable plastic bottles (not single use throw aways) are light and easy to use but many consumers pay 2-3 times the price for metallic bottles on the principle that all plastic is blamed for our pollution woes.
This is partially true, plastic waste is an environmental disaster but consider this Plastic pollution is not the fault of plastic it is how it is used and ultimately disposed of...it’s a bit like blaming food for people overeating rather than blaming the person eating too much food.
Plastic has a place in our lives but we must use it wisely, sparingly and then, when done, recycle it. For example, plastic bags are difficult and thus uneconomical to recycle so use any alternative you can to avoid using them...anything with a half life of 20,000 years that ends up in a landfill should be avoided like the plague.
My Take- It is better to re-use a plastic bottle many times over than to avoid plastic on the principle it is plastic.
Reusable plastic bottles (not single use throw aways) are light and easy to use but many consumers pay 2-3 times the price for metallic bottles on the principle that all plastic is blamed for our pollution woes.
This is partially true, plastic waste is an environmental disaster but consider this Plastic pollution is not the fault of plastic it is how it is used and ultimately disposed of...it’s a bit like blaming food for people overeating rather than blaming the person eating too much food.
Plastic has a place in our lives but we must use it wisely, sparingly and then, when done, recycle it. For example, plastic bags are difficult and thus uneconomical to recycle so use any alternative you can to avoid using them...anything with a half life of 20,000 years that ends up in a landfill should be avoided like the plague.
My Take- It is better to re-use a plastic bottle many times over than to avoid plastic on the principle it is plastic.
Water needn’t cost us the earth...
It matters not if you are travelling locally or overseas, most of us have an inherent distrust of water we are not accustomed too so we tend to buy water when we leave our home comforts.
The fact is that urban tap water is highly regulated world wide...it may be high in chlorine or taste funny but, as a rule, it will be sterile...all you need to do is filter it and it will be as good as the bottled water you were about to purchase from the mini bar or the local 711. To illustrate the point we have calculated the cost of buying water for two people for 7 days (in NZ dollars, 2ltrs per person per day).
- Backpacking in Malaysia $41
- The Hilton in Sydney $72
- Best Western in California $83
- Bed and Breakfast holiday in Europe $103
- Hotel in Queenstown $56
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