Westomatic's healthy green alternative to plastic bottled water
Westomatic believes it has the answer to growing health and environmental concerns about water in PET plastic bottles. The Azure mains-fed water dispenser provides an unlimited supply of filtered chilled water, reducing waste from plastic bottles and avoiding the health concerns associated with PET bottles.
Mark Rhodes, Marketing Manager at Westomatic explains: “Recent reports have raised concerns about antimony trioxide, a suspected carcinogen that is used in the production of plastic bottles (www.telegraph.co.uk/). Concerns are also growing about harmful toxins leaching into the water we and our children drink from plastic bottles (*Rick Smith, Toronto Environmental Defense.) Added to that is the environmental impact of 3 million plastic bottles being dumped into landfill in the UK every day (www.dailymail.co.uk/news/) and the fact that plastic bottles are made from oil (http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/). Many organisations are now looking for eco-friendly healthy alternatives to bottled water. For example, Leeds was the first university to ban plastic bottles from its campus (www.theecologist.org/) and Sussex student body has voted to ban plastic water bottles and is putting pressure on the commercial arm of the University to withdraw all such products from the 3 on campus stores that service over 10,000 students.”
Mark continues: “The Azure provides a healthy alternative for businesses who want to offer an alternative to bottled water or replace it altogether. It uses UK mains tap water which is amongst the highest quality in the world, filtered through 3M or Brita filters to remove even the finest particulates in still, sparkling or flavoured choices.”
The Azure also provides an eco-friendly alternative for organizations looking to reduce their landfill waste from bottled water. Its flash cooling technology conserves power, only chilling water when a selection is made. It contains no energy guzzling refrigerated tanks or gas compressors and is fitted with long-life low energy LED lighting. In addition, some components are made from recycled materials, it is built in the UK using 97% of UK sourced components and is delivered packaging free. It is also ideal for use with refillable water bottles such as those made by SIGG”
Mark concludes: “We are seeing increased interest in the Azure from big organizations that want to reduce their landfill waste and provide healthy options for employees, and I believe that this is a trend that is set to continue as more organizations and councils start to ban or reduce the use of PET plastic bottles”.
For further information contact Westomatic on + 44 (0)1626 323100 or email vending@westomatic.com Website: www.westomatic.com
Reference sources:
(http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/7346708/Carcinogen-antimony-found-in-fruit-juices.html)
(http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/)
(*http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/Stories/SpaceScience/Water-bottle-pollution)
http://www.theecologist.org/take_action/campaigns/300473/banning_bottled_water_will_universities_take_the_plunge.html
