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Flush then drink in the Sunshine State

October 2008, The Australian

In February, southeast Queenslanders will become the first Australians to drink their own waste when 60 megalitres of recycled sewage a day is pumped into Wivenhoe Dam, Brisbane's main water source..... read more

Bottled Water No Purer Than Tap Water

October 2008, Medical News Today

A study by an environmental group of 10 leading brands of bottled water sold in the United States found they contained many of the same chemical and biological impurities as tap water, but an industry body said their bottled water was within regulation standards..... read more

Pure Genius Makes Aussie Filter a Winner

October 2008, News.com.au

A SLEEK 'Apple Mac' look and cold vaporisation technology has won an Aussie small business big points on the international stage.... read more

Contaminated water at schools

September 2008, News.com.au

Bottled water and filtering costing $150,000 a month is being provided to hundreds of public schools across New South Wales after tests found lead levels at nearly 12 times safe maximum levels in their water supplies.... read more

Rainpure Set for Launch on European Stage

August 2008, FoodBev

Australian based Austcorp Water Technologies will launch Rainpure, its patented water purification system, on the European market at Aquatech Amsterdam this September... read more

Russia’s Clean Water Pact

August 2008, Kommersant

Despite Having Plenty of Water to go Around, Russia is About to Face a Shortage. Rich with almost every resource that matters, Russia never had to worry about the quantity, but rather about the quality... read more

Drugs in Tap Water Revisited

August 2008, Denver Health Examiner

After the Associated Press published the results of a 5-month investigation of drugs in public water supplies, Congress rounded up the usual suspects for hearings, and the topic faded away. Since then, increasing green consciousness (all those shipped and discarded plastic bottles), combined with concern about plastic in bottled water persuaded more people to switch to tap water. So what’s in that tap water?... read more

Point of use on the rise in Europe

August 2008, FoodBev

Nearly 790,000 point of use (POU) water units were in active use across West Europe at the end of 2007, four times more than five years ago. Also known as plumbed-in or mains-fed coolers, POU systems purify and chill mains tap water. With an estimated value of €210 million in 2007... read more

Cities Ponder London's Bottle

August 2008, Globe and Mail

The water fountain is about to make a comback. Plastic water bottles are the focus of a growing national backlash that's turning them from a fashion accessory into the latest environmental taboo... read more

Counting the Cost in Battle of the Bottle

May 2008, Sydney Morning Herald

THE battle over the bottle has intensified with another Sydney council voting to ban bottled water from functions... read more

Rainwater tanks 'full of lead and aluminium'

April 2008, The Australian

RAINWATER tanks have been found to be commonly contaiminated with lead and other heavy metals, a study to be presented this week has found ... read more

Tainted Drinking Water Kept Under Wraps

March 2008, MSNBC

WHEN water providers find pharmaceuticals in drinking water, they rarely tell the public...read more

Bottled Water: the New Social Poison?

March 2008, Sydney Morning Herald

FIRST fast food, then plastic bags. Now bottled water is the next alleged social evil to find itself in the crosshairs of pressure groups... read more

Rainpure Reaches the SOHO Market

March 2008, Blueprint enews

Rainpure is preparing for the release of its new Stratus 30 ultra-pure water purification system, the latest addition to the freestanding cooler-style RM series... read more

Bottled Water "Bad as Smoking"

February 2008, The Courier Mail

Drinking bottled water is so anti-environment that it should be made as unfashionable as smoking.A British study has found that drinking a bottle of water has the same impact on the environment as driving a car a kilometre... read more

Bottled Water Hurts Environment

May 2007, Sydney Morning Herald

Bottled water, the world's fastest growing beverage, carries a heavy environmental cost, adding plastic to landfills and putting pressure on natural springs, the author of a new US report says... read more

Bottled Water Pricey in More Ways than One

May 2007, Worldwatch Institute

The world’s fastest-growing beverage is a boon to the industry but a bust for the environment and for the more than 1 billion people worldwide who lack access to clean drinking water, according to a new Vital Signs Update from the Worldwatch Institute... read more

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