Comments on: Oprah Shines Light on Great Pacific Garbage Patch

By: Jane Lazgin

Jane Lazgin — Tue, 19 May 2009 13:26:39 +0000

Nestlé Waters North America agrees that more needs to be done to reduce plastic waste. That’s why we’ve reduced the plastic content of our bottles by 40% over the last 10 years. Our Eco-Shape bottles contain up to 30% less plastic than similar containers, and ultimately, we aim to produce a “next-generation” bottle made from recycled or renewable materials.

We also believe that, if recycled, plastic is a valuable material that can be turned into a wide range of useful items, from toothbrushes to park benches. Unfortunately, recycling options in the U.S. are woefully inadequate, and as a result, millions of packages end up in the trash or in landfills. As a packaged goods company, Nestlé Waters believes we have a responsibility to make recycling easier and more comprehensive. In fact, we have committed to working with others to more than double current plastic beverage container recycling rates to 60% by 2018.

Visit our Web site to learn more about these and other commitments: http://www.nestle-watersna.com/Menu/Corporate-Citizenship/Goals-Developing-Sustainale-Packaging-Solutions.htm.

Lastly, I’d like to point that the “grab and go bottles” you describe do NOT contain Bisphenol-A. More information about plastic safety is available here: http://www.nestlewatersissues.com/index.php?p=16

Thank you for the opportunity to contribute,

Jane Lazgin
Director, Corporate Communications
Nestlé Waters North America

By: Starless

Starless — Mon, 18 May 2009 00:42:04 +0000

Dawn,

Try this link: http://algalita.org/documents/FAQs.pdf

That would give you a bit more evidence to “refute”.

Now, out of scientific courtesy I visited the posting by your husband. What stands out in his posting is the following statement:

“There seems to be a lot of information supporting the existence of this floating heap of trash, however after a tiny bit of research the existence of this thing really falls into question.”

Um, a tiny bit of research? Is that enough to assert that the existence of the plastic mess in the Pacific is a “fallacy”?

If you think people are making this up, you could always take a cruise out there and see for yourself.

By: Dawn

Dawn — Fri, 15 May 2009 20:54:08 +0000

The Pacific Garbage Patch would be a huge tragedy, if it were TRUE! But it is a fallacy.
Try looking for images of ‘the island’ in its entirety and you will only find close ups of floating garbage described as the Pacific Garbage Patch.
If it was as large as they say it is, you should be able to go to Google Earth and see it on the satellite.
No one has a specific location, but still being ‘the size of Texas’ you should be able to see it on Google Earth.

I don’t say this to discredit the problems of pollution, because I DO care about our earth and the problems we are causing, but please don’t MAKE UP problems, because people are going to find out its not true and they are going to start to think there is nothing wrong with our environment and stop trying to help the situation.

Here is my husband talking about the Patch on his blog: http://tysonxy.wordpress.com/2009/01/23/the-great-pacific-garbage-patchfact-or-fiction/

By: Corey~livingandloving

Corey~livingandloving — Thu, 14 May 2009 23:03:02 +0000

I saw this…..and tried to find photos of this garbage patch and couldn’t. I wonder why??? should there be images of this on the internet?

By: Denise

Denise — Thu, 14 May 2009 19:31:37 +0000

When I saw that episode I wanted to cry. Just to think that we’ve created such a mess. And much of that stuff was put there just within the past couple of decades. To imagine that so few generations have made such a HUGE and negative impact on our planet. We truly need to repent.

And Oprah needs to put the chicken down, along with the rest of us. LOL.

By: Deborah

Deborah — Thu, 14 May 2009 16:08:36 +0000

Beth over at http://www.fakeplasticfish.com is asking for people to join her in tallying their plastic consumption for just one week to see how much they use and to find what they can cut back on. She wants you to email her your list to post it! I am a huge fan of Beth.