This is done through a combination of improved material sourcing, manufacturing, distribution/transportation, and end-of-life management. Coca-Cola markets Smart Water as bottled water with electrolytes including ionized minerals such as potassium, calcium, and magnesium. Richards Rainer mainly uses glass and aluminium bottles with the goal of always recycling or reusing them.

Considering that Pure Life is primarily purified municipal water it’s not really much of a sustainability issue.Pure Life is manufactured in two locations in North America and then shipped across Canada and the US for consumption. Choose from six fabulously fruity flavours: Orange and Passionfruit, Apple and Raspberry, Lemon and Lime, Strawberry, Forest Fruits and Watermelon.

Rainwater is mostly naturally clean today unless you live in a heavily polluted area, and when harvested as it falls, requires significantly less processing. Glass bottles are perceived as more sustainable but they are actually only better than single-use plastic if the bottles are reused at least 3-4 times. The water is sourced from protected natural springs located in California and packaged in-state before being inspected by hand before leaving the factory. Aquafina claims to be more sustainable by cutting down the PET plastic used in their bottles by 40% since 2005 but so has every other water bottle brand.The following big bottled water brands were also analyzed on their sustainability but didn’t make the top 10 list. The bottles, which are fully recyclable, are made of 53 percent paper; the rest of the bottle is made of plastic and a small amount of aluminum. Look out for the code on Radnor Splash 500ml packs to enjoy two for one tickets for your family and friends. Although single-use glass bottles are perceived as better than plastic they are generally not due to energy used for production, weight, and recycling resources. The water is sourced regionally (currently from two locations) from municipal water to avoid long transportation.

Waiākea is one of the only bottled waters to already use high-grade 100% RPET, or post-consumer recycled PET, for all of its bottles. The biggest controversy has been the extraction of so much water from the small village in Aberfoyle, Ontario. In addition to the reusable bottles Mountain Valley also puts a great effort into sourcing the water sustainably and investing in protecting the local environment. The materials are certified by the Forest Stewardship Council guaranteeing that the wood-based products purchased come from responsible healthy forests.Highland Spring is sourced in a sustainable way and also investing in rail freight to transport the bottles in an environmentally sustainable way and reduce carbon footprint.