Comments on: Win a Brita Faucet Filter from EcoTech Daily! http://ecotechdaily.com/2008/04/20/win-a-brita-faucet-filter-from-ecotech-daily/ Green Tech, Gadgets & News Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:53:45 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Beth Terry http://ecotechdaily.com/2008/04/20/win-a-brita-faucet-filter-from-ecotech-daily/comment-page-1/#comment-16 Beth Terry Sun, 20 Apr 2008 21:08:25 +0000 http://ecotechdaily.com/?p=92#comment-16 Switching from bottled water to tap water is wonderful. And some people do need to use a water filter in order to make their tap water palatable. But have you ever wondered what happens to all the used plastic filter cartridges at the end of their lives? If you lived in Europe, you could take that filter to a drop-off location where it would be sent back to Brita for recycling. Unfortunately, here in North America, we have no options for recycling our Brita cartridges at all. Each plastic cartridge is either landfilled or incinerated, adding to the toxic waste that is already choking our planet. That’s why I and a group of enthusiastic bloggers have begun the Take Back The Filter campaign (<a href="http://www.takebackthefilter.org" rel="nofollow">http://www.takebackthefilter.org</a>) to urge The Clorox Company, which owns Brita in North America, to redesign their filters and provide a way for us to recycle them, as is done in Europe. I urge you to join me! Here’s how you can help: Sign the Petition (<a href="http://www.gopetition.com/online/18444.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.gopetition.com/online/18444.html</a>) Send in your used filter cartridges: (<a href="http://takebackthefilter.blogspot.com/2008/04/send-us-your-used-filters.html" rel="nofollow">http://takebackthefilter.blogspot.com/2008/04/send-us-your-used-filters.html</a>) Read more about the issue: (<a href="http://www.takebackthefilter.org" rel="nofollow">http://www.takebackthefilter.org</a>) Spread the word. This is a grassroots movement. If we don’t speak up, who will? Switching from bottled water to tap water is wonderful. And some people do need to use a water filter in order to make their tap water palatable. But have you ever wondered what happens to all the used plastic filter cartridges at the end of their lives?

If you lived in Europe, you could take that filter to a drop-off location where it would be sent back to Brita for recycling. Unfortunately, here in North America, we have no options for recycling our Brita cartridges at all. Each plastic cartridge is either landfilled or incinerated, adding to the toxic waste that is already choking our planet.

That’s why I and a group of enthusiastic bloggers have begun the Take Back The Filter campaign (http://www.takebackthefilter.org) to urge The Clorox Company, which owns Brita in North America, to redesign their filters and provide a way for us to recycle them, as is done in Europe. I urge you to join me!

Here’s how you can help:

Sign the Petition (http://www.gopetition.com/online/18444.html)

Send in your used filter cartridges: (http://takebackthefilter.blogspot.com/2008/04/send-us-your-used-filters.html)

Read more about the issue: (http://www.takebackthefilter.org)
Spread the word. This is a grassroots movement. If we don’t speak up, who will?

]]> By: Lynn from Organicmania.com http://ecotechdaily.com/2008/04/20/win-a-brita-faucet-filter-from-ecotech-daily/comment-page-1/#comment-14 Lynn from Organicmania.com Sun, 20 Apr 2008 19:59:49 +0000 http://ecotechdaily.com/?p=92#comment-14 Do you know that in the US, Brita filters are not recyclable? But in Europe they are... Hmmm... Check out this campaign website to learn more: http://www.takebackthefilter.org/ Do you know that in the US, Brita filters are not recyclable? But in Europe they are… Hmmm…

Check out this campaign website to learn more: http://www.takebackthefilter.org/

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