Navigating to a Green Planet with Waterdrop
Plastic bottles offset yearly
50,000,000+
Plastic bottle pollution
Plastic bottle pollution
Humans use about 1.2 million
plastic
bottles per minute in total. For every six bottles people buy, only
one is recycled. The
rest are sent to landfills. Or, even worse, they end up as trash on the land and in
rivers, lakes, and the ocean, taking many hundreds of years to disintegrate.
Global warming
Global warming
2021 was the sixth-warmest
year on record. The significant cause of global warming since 1950 is
human emission of greenhouse gases. The primary greenhouse gas contributing to climate
change is carbon dioxide. Burning fossil fuels, trees, solid wastes, and other
biological materials release carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.
Water shortage
Water shortage
Only 3% of the world’s water is fresh
water, and two-thirds of that is tucked away in frozen glaciers or otherwise unavailable
for our use. As a result, 1.1 billion people lack access to water, and 2.7 billion people
experience water scarcity for at least one month in a year.
Declining water quality
Declining water quality
Every day, 2 million tons of
sewage and other effluents drain into the world’s waters. Every year, some
829,000 people are estimated to die from diarrhea as a result of unsafe
drinking-water, sanitation, and hand hygiene. Yet diarrhea is largely preventable, and
the deaths of 297,000 children aged under 5 years could be avoided each year if these
risk factors were addressed.
Plastic bottle pollution
Humans use about 1.2
million plastic
bottles per minute in total. For every six bottles people buy,
only
one is recycled. The
rest are sent to landfills. Or, even worse, they end up as trash on the land and
in
rivers, lakes, and the ocean, taking many hundreds of years to disintegrate.
Global warming
2021 was the
sixth-warmest year on record. The significant cause of global
warming since 1950 is human emission of greenhouse gases. The primary greenhouse
gas contributing to climate change is carbon dioxide. Burning fossil fuels,
trees, solid wastes, and other biological materials release carbon dioxide into
the atmosphere.
Water shortage
Only 3% of the world’s water is
fresh water, and two-thirds of that is tucked away in frozen glaciers or
otherwise unavailable for our use. As a result, 1.1 billion people lack access
to water, and 2.7
billion
people experience water scarcity for at least one month in a
year.
Declining water quality
Every day, 2 million tons
of sewage and other effluents drain into the world’s waters.
Every year, some
829,000 people are estimated to die from diarrhea as a result of
unsafe drinking-water, sanitation, and hand hygiene. Yet diarrhea is largely
preventable, and the deaths of 297,000 children aged under 5 years could be
avoided each year if these risk factors were addressed.
The data source
Embracing A Plastic-free Planet
Embracing A Plastic-free Planet
In the US alone, Americans
buy an estimated 29 billion plastic water bottles a year. Where
do all the bottles end up? Clearly, they are choking our oceans, lakes, and rivers and
piling up on land.
Most people purchasing bottled water are presented with the facade of a high quality
product. However, bottled
mineral water usually contains higher TDS levels than tap water,
and the longer the water sits inside the bottle, the higher the concentration of certain
chemicals.
Waterdrop offers the best sustainable alternatives to plastic bottled water, rendering a
safer and greener water drinking experience. In countering the scourge of plastic bottles,
luckily, we have you. Like every drop in the ocean counts, each of you matters.
Safe Drinking Water
Shouldn’t Be A Luxury
Safe Drinking Water Shouldn’t Be A Luxury
Unsafe water
kills more people each year than war and all other forms of violence combined.
Each year 1.2
trillion gallons of untreated sewage, stormwater, and industrial waste are
dumped into US water. This pollution of water is contributed to several health concerns in the
US. For example, in Lowes County, Alabama, hookworm is affecting people today due to unsanitary
waste disposal. 73%
of residents reported having sewage running into their homes and 34% of
residents surveyed tested positive for hookworm.
And let’s say, starting in 2014, the water crisis in the city of Flint, Michigan turned into a
public health crisis for being contaminated with lead and Legionella bacteria.
It is because of the frequent occurrence of water safety problems that we are more concerned
about the dramatic increase in demand for safe drinking water, hoping that every family can get
easily access to pure water.
Save More and Waste Less
Sustainable and green principles are engraved into the company’s DNA.
Quality drinking water must not come at the expense of water waste. Waterdrop flagship
product-RO system G3P800 has come a long way in innovating drain water recycling technology,
achieving an impressive 3:1 drain ratio and less water consumption—for every 3 cups of pure
water, the technology dispenses, only 1 cup of wastewater is produced. Saving more water also
saves energy. Energy is needed to filter, heat, and pump water to your home, so reducing your
water use also reduces your carbon footprint.
Additionally, we use only eco-friendly materials for product packaging, allowing our customers
to enjoy their shopping without worrying about environmental damage.
Go Carbon Neutral with Waterdrop
In 2023, Waterdrop forged a collaboration with ClimatePartner
to address the environmental
impact of our reverse osmosis system, marking significant progress toward carbon neutrality.
Together, we successfully offset a total of 14,507 kg of CO2 emissions, making
Waterdrop’s
reverse osmosis system a truly carbon-neutral product.
By partnering with ClimatePartner, Waterdrop embeds the following five steps of climate action
in the company’s overall sustainable approach:
1.Calculate carbon footprints
2.Set reduction targets
3.Implement reduction measures
4.Financially contribute to global climate projects
5.Communicate transparently about our actions
Through the rigorous implementation of these steps, we strive to continuously reduce emissions,
support climate initiatives, and ensure open and honest communication about our progress.