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3M SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION SCIENCES DIVISION

New data from the the International Bottled Water Association (IBWA) and Beverage Marketing Corporation (BMC) show that in 2015 Americans' consumption of bottled water increased by 7.9 percent and bottled water sales are up 8.9 percent since the previous year. In fact, BMC now indicates that bottled water is poised to overtake carbonated soft drinks as America's largest beverage category by volume by 2017, if not by the end of 2016.

Bottled Water Matters is the official voice of the bottled water industry. We are a coalition formed by the IBWA. We give bottled water consumers a voice to share their ideas about bottled water safety, the bottled water facts, types of bottled water, healthy bottled water companies and commitment to recycling.

The bottled water industry has a long and deeply-held tradition of effectively and responsibly protecting and managing our vital natural resources. Sustainable, protected, and naturally recharged water sources are the single most important aspect of our business. This commitment to environmental excellence holds true wherever bottled water facilities are located.

The bottled water industry has a long and deeply-held tradition of effectively and responsibly protecting and managing our vital natural resources. Sustainable, protected, and naturally recharged water sources are the single most important aspect of our business. This commitment to environmental excellence holds true wherever bottled water facilities are located.

BOTTLED WATER - THE NATION'S HEALTHIEST PACKAGED BEVERAGE IS OFFICIALLY AMERICA'S FAVORITE Americans are drinking more bottled water than any other packaged beverage--outselling carbonated soft drinks, by volume, for the first time in history, the International Bottled Water Association (IBWA) and the Beverage Marketing Corporation (BMC) announced today. Healthy, convenient, and safe, bottled water is America's favorite packaged water, according to the latest data from BMC. Bottled water sales increased by 10 percent in 2016, and now total $16 billion (wholesale). In 2016, total U.S. bottled water consumption grew by 8.6 percent to 12.8 billion gallons, up from 11.8 billion gallons in 2015. In addition, per-capita consumption is up 7.7 percent in 2016, with every person in America drinking an average of 39.3 gallons of bottled water last year, while average intake of carbonated soft drinks slipped to about 38.5 gallons, BMC statistics show.

A not-so-average teen encourages people to recycle empty water bottles and to lobby their governments to expand recycling programs in their areas.

Passengers on the stricken Costa Allegra cruise ship have been forced to wash with bottled water and survive on bread and cheese for three days, it emerged, as a chaotic rescue attempt got under way.

A healthy start to the New Year begins at home. Joe Doss, president of the International Bottled Water Association, and Beth Greer, of Super Natural Mom, recently joined host Jonathan Hall on the blog cast "Around the Water Cooler," to discuss healthy starts for 2012. From a Hydration Calculator App to misconceptions about product safety, don't disregard these simple ways to make your life healthier.

NEWTON (CBS) - Good timing helped stop an armed robbery at a CVS in Newton. "Right place, right time" is how describes his visit to the CVS on Route 9 near Elliot Street on Friday morning. Trooper John MacKinnon stopped in to buy a bottle of water and wound up running into a man with a box-cutter who was robbing the pharmacy. "I stopped in to get a bottled water and honestly, I would have been on my way out if not for a young lady who stopped me and said there's a strange or suspicious man at the drug counter. So, I walked back in and there he was behind the drug counter," Trooper MacKinnon said.

As a kid, your parents are always telling you to drink more of it. In your 20s you down one between cocktails to stave off a hangover. As you get older you notice dry skin, under-eye circles and headaches creeping up when you don't get enough of it. Gym rats carry around huge jugs of it, models swear by it as an essential piece of their beauty routine and a lack of it may just be the reason behind your daily afternoon slump.

Passengers donated bottles of drinking water to get their train working again after it broke down because of the heatwave.

By federal law, FDA regulations governing the safety and quality of bottled water must be at least as stringent as the EPA regulations that govern tap water. And, in some cases, the bottled water regulations are more stringent.

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Bottled water sales ban policy at America's national parks causes controversy: denies visitors the option to make healthy beverage choice