Comments on: New Aquafina Bottles Reduce Plastic Use by 50 Percent

By: Jeff

Jeff — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 12:27:09 +0000

BOTTLES SUCK! They spill on you EVERYTIME u open one… ive tried numerous ways of opening these damn bottles and everytime it leaks all over you like u just got jizzed on…. aquafina, you have good water but i’m not going to get jizzed on by a water bottle everytime i open it… PEACE

By: No

No — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 09:00:22 +0000

Sounds like Aquafina found a way to save $ and say that they are going green. Does the 50% less plastic bottle biodegrade faster than the original bottle?

By: John

John — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 21:37:53 +0000

I would like to know where I could procure these bottles and would like to use them in my process .. and NOT use the heavier bottles that would take forever to breakdown,,anyone know where to buy them

By: cathy

cathy — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 22:12:18 +0000

I agree with the comments about the new bottles being hard to open and not standing up. Why cut 50%? Whats wrong with 25%or even 30% to give a little stability? I don’t really like spring water but the bottles are better,(and not as hard as aquafina used to be so they must use less plastic also). Anyway I am considering learning to like spring water (example ice mountain) so I can drink it and not wear it. Please reconsider the amount of plastic you have cut.

By: Carly

Carly — Thu, 20 May 2010 15:17:58 +0000

I haven’t purchased bottled water in over 5 years. It is an utter waste of our resources! There is absolutely no such thing as “eco-friendly” bottled water, unless of course one is talking about filling a reusable plastic or aluminum bottle at home with tap water. Americans buy about 30 billion plastic water bottles every year and, regardless of how much plastic goes into Aquafina’s new bottle, it is still such a tremendous waste. Americans enjoy some of the highest quality tap water in the entire world, and when citizens find themselves with truly polluted water, they frequently have polluters like plastic bottle manufacturers to thank for that. And isn’t it funny that people remember to grab their cell phones, laptops, iPods, and car keys before leaving the house, but can’t seem to get it together to grab a reusable bottle?

By: Sophia

Sophia — Wed, 19 May 2010 06:36:32 +0000

i am happy to know that they are trying to be more eco-friendly, but opening the bottle caused me to spill water all over my desk. Just today, i found out (a bit too late) that my unopened bottle had a small hole (probably from something in my bag that poked it?) and caused all my work papers to soak..

By: Phyllis Gott

Phyllis Gott — Mon, 17 May 2010 00:38:39 +0000

Last fri. I bought 24 bottles of Aquafina at Walgreens in Dover De.. The reason I bought them because the bottles were easy to open. Never paid attention they changed to 50%plastic. You can`t even open the bottle. You know what is sad McDonalds bottles are better so if you keep these bottles I`m not buying them anymore.

By: Lori

Lori — Sun, 16 May 2010 14:36:12 +0000

These new bottles are ridiculous!! They are soooo thin. My city gave these stupid bottles to us because Massachusetts had a HUGE water break causing the entire eastern part of Massachusetts to buy bottled water to drink, cook, and brush our teeth with for a week. They are pathetic. My Son was carrying a case from the car in to the house and one started leaking. I really got angry when I tried to open one of these bottles at work and when I tried to open it water went everywhere at my work station. I had to open it over a barrel so I would not get it on the desk near the keyboard and my paperwork. I had to force it open, almost cutting my hand on the stupid thin plastic. Poland Springs is also doing the 50 % less plastic and a smaller cap. They are not as bad as Aquafina. The less plastic idea is great but not if the bottle crumbles when trying open it. Maybe do 35 % less plastic….

By: john

john — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 19:55:49 +0000

I don’t see what the problem is, old bottle or new bottle. I work on the railroad and on hot days I don’t care if they leak or not, I get one from my cooler and go to town. Tap or spring doesn’t matter, as a consumer it’s the best tasting water you can drink. And the kid talking about getting rid of bottles is kinda silly. What about bags, boxes, cardboard all the chain fast food places use, do you wanna get rid of them, please. Enviroment conservation starts with you and your family and local goverments putting down tough laws on people who pollute. You can’t punish all over a few who pollute. The bottles are not perfect, I for one think there very easy to open but who care’s Pepsi has done something great, reducing the plastic and removing cardboard bases, stop whining.

By: Sophie

Sophie — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 11:48:24 +0000

If these bottles are so horrible, why buy the water in cheap bottles instead of just drinking out of the tap?