Global Bottled Water Industry: A Review of Impacts and Trends

Abstract

About UNU INWEHUNU INWEH's mission is to help resolve pressing water challenges that are of concern to the United Nations, its Member States, and their people, through critical analysis and synthesis of existing bodies of scientific discovery; targeted research that identifies emerging policy issues; application of on-the-ground scalable science-based solutions to water issues; and global outreach. UNU INWEH carries out its work in cooperation with the network of other research institutions, international organisations and individual scholars throughout the world.UNU INWEH is an integral part of the United Nations University (UNU) -an academic arm of the UN, which includes 13 institutes and programmes located in 12 countries around the world, and dealing with various issues of development. UNU INWEH was established, as a public service agency and a subsidiary body of the UNU, in 1996. Its operations are secured through long-term host-country and core-funding agreements with the Government of Canada. The Institute is located in Hamilton, Canada, and its facilities are supported by McMaster University.

Industrial and Laboratory Technologies for the Chemical Recycling of Plastic Waste

“…The United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health reported that the estimated annual production of PET bottles in 2019 exceeded 600 billion units, equivalent to approximately 24 million tons of postconsumer PET waste. 14 PET is marked with an SPI Code of 1, indicating its recyclability and encouraging consumers to participate in curbside recycling programs. In fact, PET is the most recycled plastic among commodity plastics, with approximately 29% of postconsumer PET waste being recycled in 2018.…”

Polymer Additives to Go? Occurrence of the Rubber Additive 1,3-Diphenylguanidine (DPG) in Bottled Water

“…21 Over the past decade, the bottled water market saw an impressive growth of 73%, with consumption expected to rise from 350 billion liters to 460 billion liters by 2030. 22 Countries such as Singapore and Australia have large annual per capita consumption of 1129 and 504 L, respectively, making bottled water consumption a significant exposure source if contaminants are present. Therefore, in this work, we seek to evaluate the occurrence of selected polymer additives in bottled water samples from different sources and types.…”