What Do Bottled Water Companies Sell?
183: Taking a juicy, investigative look into one of the most controversial sustainability topics: bottled water. We are diving deep into the controversies surrounding big brands like Nestle (and the 51 brands they own) and Fiji - what the players in this multibillion-dollar industry legally have claim to, how they interact with governments, and how communities are speaking out. Next book club pick: Poisoned Water: How the Citizens of Flint, Michigan, Fought for Their Lives and Warned the Nation by Candy J. Cooper, Marc Aronson. We're reading with N'Dea of @bmekween! For your own research: Ep 123: Water, Public Health, Advocacy, + A Julia Roberts Film | Erin Brockovich Nestle's Water Controversy, Explained (Mashed) Facing Droughts, California Challenges Nestlé Over Water Use (NY Times) The fight to stop Nestlé from taking America's water to sell in plastic bottles The Dark Secret of FIJI Water (New University) The Truth About Fiji Water (Mashed) Thanks to our sponsors! HelloFresh.com/ECOCHIC16 HiyaHealth.com/ECOCHIC Organifi.com with code ECOCHIC Find me on: Instagram @ecochicpodcast + @lauraediez, on Facebook, Twitter, and now TikTok. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices