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Americans spend over$15 billion dollars each year on bottled water.One billion dollars worth of plastic water bottles goes into landfills and litter each year.
If tap water cost the same as the cheapest bottled,monthly water bills would come to$9,000.30 billion plastic water bottles are thrown away every year.Most bottled water is merely treated municipal tap water,resold to the public.
Want to drink purified water and cut down on your carbon footprint?What if you had a reusable bottle that could cut down on daily plastic consumption significantly and purify your tap water?Introducing Bobble!
Bobble is an innovative,sensible carry-around water bottle that is made from recycled plastic,contains no BPA chemicals,made in the USA,and reusable.bobble has an activated carbon filter which has a slight electro-positive charge,making it attractive to chemicals and impurities.As the water passes over the positively charged carbon surface,the negative ions of the contaminants are drawn to the surface of the carbon granules.Each Bobble filter is reusable up to 300 times.
In 2008 Bobble founders Richard and Stephanie Smiedt were developing product in Asia when they passed by an open field piled high with factory waste on a monumental scale. It was a graphic illustration of the often-invisible impact of production and consumption.Richard and Stephanie felt compelled to move in a different direction.
The invention of Bobbleas portable filter was a signature milestone;the filter makes Bobble possible,and distinguishes it from the cluttered field of water bottles.With Bobble,consumers can immediately curb plastic waste and support sustainability.In doing so they can enjoy the experience of healthy,single-serve water,minus the financial and environmental cost.Since its inception,Millions of Bobbles have been sold worldwide.Bobble also has a jug with the filter technology.
