FIJI WATER IS BAD

IMPACT ON THE BIOSHERE

• 1 liter bottle produces .25 kg of greenhouse gases
• This includes:
• Creating the bottle by stretch-blow molding
• Shipping empty bottle to Fiji
• Shipping full bottle to America

IMPACT ON ENVIRONMENTS

• Bottles are shipped in cardboard
• Most bottles are thrown into landfills
• Chemicals and other toxins runoff ships

IMPACT ON SOCIETY

• Many Americans prefer bottled water
• Many Americans like Fiji Water's exotic feel

GOVERNMENT INTERACTIONS

• Taxes have been raised several times
• Most have been dropped shortly after
• It was substantially raised in 2010

IMPACTS ON HUMAN HEALTH

• Fiji Water gives water filters to poor rural towns in Fiji
• Air pollution is bad for people
• But Fiji Water has never been proven responsible
• Fiji Water has more Arsenic than many other bottled waters

ECONOMIC BENEFITS/COSTS

• It is much cheaper to use bad shipping practices
• In 2010 Fiji Water laid off 40% of its Fijian workers

POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS

• Impose tax on bad shipping practices
• Drink tap water
• Tap water really isn't that bad guys

SOURCES

• http://www.checkoutalkaline.com/files/Fiji_Water_-_Environmental_Nightmare....
• http://www.rnzi.com/pages/news.php?op=read&id=55578
• http://www.smh.com.au/world/water-works-shut-down-as-tax-trickle-turns-into...