Reusable bottles can offer an eco-solution to reduce waste. Water bottles are responsible for a large accumulation of plastic waste. Aware of this problem, entrepreneurs around the world are devoting themselves to creating sustainable business plans so that consumers can drink quality drinking water without generating unnecessary waste due to the use of disposable bottles.
In this article, you will learn about some of these sustainable solutions that concern the reuse of glass bottles for filtered water.
Regulations
The Food Safety and Standards Association in India issued a notification this year, specifying that hotels in India should replace plastic bottles for glass reusable bottles.
The notification stated that:
“The hotels will have to serve water to their guests in glass bottles, mentioning details of the hotel. For this, hotels will need to set up an in-house drinking water bottling system on its premise. All sanitation and hygienic conditions will need to be adhered to as per standard norms,”.
Food Safety and Standards Association in India
This way, hotels in India should serve water only in reusable glass bottles.
In Europe and the UK single use of plastic is being discouraged for many years. The European Parliament has voted to ban single-use plastic products such as plates, cutlery, straws and cotton buds sticks by 2021 in all EU member states.
Reusable bottles and water stations in hotels
Restaurants, hotels and, schools are reducing waste from plastic water bottles by offering clients, guests and students more sustainable solutions for freshwater with reusable bottles.
The Canopy Hilton, 100% plastic bottle and plastic straw-free, is one of the business ventures that has already adopted an environmentally friendly solution for providing clean water to its guests who can stay hydrated without one-time-use bottles. Their refillable water stations on every floor of the hotel offer to guests reusable glass cups and bottles.
Philos: reusable bottles made with glass
Philos Doble Alto Eco, is a modern bottle with a vintage touch, inspired by pharmaceutical jars. It is perfect to serve filtred water in restaurants, hotels, and events.
The luxurious design of Philos Doble Alto Eco provides a touch of sophistication to serve water in the most different occasions. After being washed the Philos Doble Alto Eco water bottle can be reused many times and over a long period of time.
The Philos Doble Alto Eco water bottle can also be made in the wild glass version, made with 93% post-consumer recycled glass. To read more about this sustainable glass bottle line click here.
Different versions of Philos are available for purchase. You can buy it in different capacities, mouth design, and quantities. Click here to know all the available options.
