The framework for a new bottled water factory in Iceland is now complete. Icelandic Glacial Waters hopes its new Snaefellsnes factory will be in operation by next year.
The planning of the new factory restarted this winter after several delays but when it opens next year it is set to create new jobs for the Snaefellsnes peninsula in West Iceland, RUV reports.
The provision of fresh spring water from Lind under Snaefellsjokull glacier to the new site is already nearing completion.
Icelandic Glacial markets itself as a carbon neutral brand and was recently chosen exclusive world water supplier to Hilton Hotels.
It is great that the bottle company is proclaiming that it is carbon neutral, but please don’t forget about all of the plastic water bottles that end up in our landfill. Please try to use a stainless water bottle instead!
I’ve replied a couple of times to this, and they’ve both been lost. Perhaps if I was more positive about bottled water it might help? :)
Hi Bromley86,
Just so you know, we have not deleted any comments from you on this article. It’s a mystery! Maybe try re-posting them?
Thanks, as always, for reading IceNews
Alex, editor
Really odd. It was nothing important – just a restatement of the point in that trackback that it’s hardly carbon neutral if you have to (a) import the bottles/materials used to make the bottles and then (b) export water (yes, water!).