Bottled Water Going Green

Eau de Vie offers significant carbon footprint reductions

Eau de Vie offers significant Carbon Footprint reductions

Carbon footprint and sustainability are the buzzwords of the moment. More and more catering establishments are examining their practices and seeing where they can improve their carbon footprint. Bottled water is one area coming under scrutiny.

Classeq’s Eau de Vie on-site bottled water system offers an approach that can significantly cut down a site’s carbon footprint.  Eau de Vie passes mains water through a special filter called SilverSix to remove the impurities that adversely affect its flavour and smell.  The filtered water is then chilled to produce pure tasting water, in both still and sparkling variants, that can be dispensed into bottles.

Research by Biothinking International found that using on-site reusable bottles filled with fresh filtered water is the most environmentally friendly way to serve chilled water from a glass bottle. Using water supplied in disposable glass bottles results in 500 times more landfill waste and over 13 times the carbon footprint of the Eau de Vie system, while one trip PET bottles result in 40 times more waste and over four times as many CO2 emissions.

Not only does Eau de Vie cut a site’s carbon footprint but it tastes just as good as commercial brands and at a fraction of the cost. Coupled with Eau de Vie’s new tamperproof bottle sealing process, the on-site bottled water looks as professional and classy as its well-known counterparts.

Experts at Classeq are available to discuss the environmental aspects of Eau de Vie for particular sites, make suggestions for best practice and advise restaurateurs and facilities managers on the savings they can make when switching to Eau de Vie for bottled water. A copy of the report ‘Environmental Impact and Branding of On-Site Bottled Water’ can be obtained by emailing: info@classeq.co.uk

Eau de Vie from Classeq is designed to offer the ‘complete package’ in on-site bottled water systems for caterers.  Classeq offers full pre- and after-sales support, from site-survey to commissioning, staff training and on-going maintenance. 

Classeq is part of the Winterhalter UK group.  For information on the Eau de Vie range, including details of your nearest stockist, call 0844 225 9249 see www.classeq.net  or email feedback@classeq.co.uk

Note for editors:  British manufacturer Classeq is part of the Winterhalter group and is BS EN ISO 9001-2000 accredited.  All Classeq machines are WRAS-approved (formerly WRC), CE marked and supplied with a comprehensive one year warranty, backed by Winterhalter’s nationwide service network.  Classeq is the UK’s leading and most popular warewasher brand for independent and smaller-scale caterers.