Ellwood Thompson’s Blog

While the debate continues over whether polyethylene, a plastic found in most single use plastic bottles, is in fact a detriment to our health or not, there have been breakthroughs in unquestionably safe and sustainable containers using sources like corn. Corn is proving itself as the worlds miracle crop. Pretty much every aspect of this cereal grain has found its way into our daily lives through creative uses, first as food, then fuel and now containment.

Ellwood Thompson’s introduces a new spring water, Green Bottle Spring Water, sourced 600 feet beneath an organic farm near Alton, Virginia. So yeah, we have another amazingly mineral rich water for you choose from. But what makes this water special, aside from being really clean and a good source for minerals that occur naturally deep underground. Did I mention that it’s clean and full of minerals? It’s also contained inside a bottle made entirely the renewable resource of corn which makes it exponentially safer than plastic bottles, and it’s fully compostable, can be safely reused and recycled. And to go one further, if your new years resolution is to be a more responsible consumer, making sure that not only are you cutting down on your own personal energy use and buying more sustainable products, but are also concerned whether the products you’re buying into are doing all they can to do the same, your in luck. The company which produces these bottles makes it really easy to feel good about your consumption. They use 65% less energy in production than factories that make traditional petroleum based plastic bottles. So drink up and feel good, reuse and toss into the compost heap! However, be aware that these bottles may not decompose correctly in normal landfills so be sure to compost responsibly!