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8 Unusual & Simple Ways To Save & Reuse Water

2016-07-01
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We’re all aware of the traditional methods of saving water, fixings leaky faucets, taking shorter showers and watering our landscaping less, but there’s many other everyday ways we can reduce our usage of H2O. These will not only save money on your utility bill, they will also help to reduce […]

SEVEN STRATEGIES FOR REDUCING WATER WASTE

2013-03-20
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Here are seven strategies for reducing water waste in the food system collated by Food Tank 1. Eating Less Meat According to Sandra Postel of the Global Water Policy Project, it takes roughly 3,000 liters of water to meet one person’s daily dietary needs, or approximately 1 liter per calorie. […]

PICK n PAY IS FOR LOVE OF WATER

2011-12-21
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Pick n Pay made a considerable contribution by activating the For Love Of Water messaging through various channels leading up to and during National Water Week. In-store: water tips and facts were shown on the in-store plasma screens and they produced and sold 15 000 FLOW endorsed retail shopper […]

worldwide.” Changing the face of this crisis involves education to motivate new behaviours.

2011-12-21
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The FLOW Awareness Movement inspires individuals and organisations to start the conversation within their family within their communities by asking the question: How are you For Love Of Water? What do we do and how can we shift our behaviours on a day-to-day basis to preserve our water sources. […]

What to do with all that plastic.

2010-04-01
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Bottled Water, Facts

So now that you’ve sworn off drinking bottled water due to the health and environmental risks and you’ve purchased one of our sexy FLOW bottles, you may be wondering what to do with the plastic bottles lying around your house, your office, in your car and under your sink? Recyle! […]

BPA

2010-03-30
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Bottled Water, Facts

What is BPA? Bisphenol-A (or BPA as it’s commonly known) is a synthetic xenoestrogen widely used in the production of polycarbonate plastics and suspected of being hazardous to humans since 1930. Bisphenol A is used primarily to make plastics, and products containing bisphenol A-based plastics have been in commerce for […]

Water Saving Tips

2010-03-12
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These water saving tips are courtesy of The Knysna Municipality, which is currently experiencing the worst drought in 132 years. (Image: FLICKR / Robert Wennerberg /Kajvin) BATHROOM Put a bucket in the shower to catch water: The water that you collect can be used to water your plants or garden […]

Water in South Africa

2010-03-12
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Facts, Water in South Africa

The South African Constitution states that everyone has the right to have access to sufficient water. Our drinking water comes from two sources, surface water (rainfall and its runoff into rivers or dams), or groundwater (water that has collected in underground stores or aquifers). The primary responsibility for the provision […]

Bottled Water Facts

2010-03-12
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Bottled Water, Facts

Why not bottled water? The estimated market value of South Africa’s bottled mineral-water market is over R1.7 billion and expected to increase at a staggering rate during the 2010 Soccer World Cup. In 2005 consumption was estimated at 196 million liters of bottled water a year and that figure is […]

Tap Water Facts

2010-03-12
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Facts, Tap Water

Why Tap Water? South Africans are served with the highest quality drinking water. Our country’s standards compare well with World Health Organisation limits, which have been adopted as standards for the European Union and other developed countries, including Canada and Australia. Current Bottled Water Standards and Government Regulations in South […]