Monday, February 1, 2010

Bottled Water Shown to Have Lightest Environmental Footprint among Packaged Drinks, New Study Finds


Nestle Waters North America Releases First Comprehensive, Peer-Reviewed Scientific Evaluation to Examine Carbon Footprints of Packaged Beverages

GREENWICH, Conn., Feb. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- A new study released today finds that water, in all its forms, has the least environmental impact of any beverage choice. And when compared to other packaged beverages, including soft drinks, sports drinks, enhanced waters and juices, bottled water has the lightest environmental footprint. The "life cycle analysis study," available at http://beveragelcafootprint.com , was commissioned by Nestle Waters North America and conducted by Quantis International, a well-recognized leader in life cycle analyses and related applications.