Plant-Based, Reusable Water Bottle is Geared Toward Tourists

First launched in July 2020 in 438 WHSmith retail locations across the U.K., including train station, airport, and hospital locations, the 500-mL bottles are available in two options: one with the word “LONDON” embossed diagonally down the side, and one embossed with the word “WATER” in the same format. The former is available in either blue or red, while the latter is offered in pink or black.

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Bottle Up adds that the removable label found on the bottle at retail is made from a mix of 80% bio-based calcium carbonate, derived from marble mining waste, and 20% recycled high-density polyethylene. “Marble-based labels give a paper-like material feel that is tear-resistant and waterproof,” says the company. “No trees, water, or bleach are used during the production process, and the material can be recycled in the conventional recycling stream.”

Also recyclable are the bottles themselves, at end of use, although Bottle Up hopes they will be refilled and reused “again and again and again.” Says the company, “You can reuse the bottle as often as you like. The bottle is BPA free and made to last if treated well.”

But the packaging for Bottle Up is just one part of the brand’s sustainable equation. The company also takes into consideration the environmental implications of water bottle distribution. According to Braskem, production and transportation of bottled water uses the equivalent of 160 million barrels of oil each year. To mitigate this impact, the Bottle Up London bottle is made in Wolverhampton, England, by a proprietary supplier and is filled with English spring water from Elmhurst spring in Staffordshire.

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Taking its social mission even one step further, Bottle Up also donates 5 pence, or 6 cents, from every bottle sold to a charity that is working to ensure everyone can enjoy clean water, decent toilets, and safe hygiene. The first group the company is working with is charity: water.

Since being launched in the U.K., Bottle Up has also made its debut in the Netherlands, with the Amsterdam bottle, in orange. Currently, the bottles are available in more than 1,500 stores throughout the Netherlands and the U.K., with another 1,000 to be added this year.

Also shown on the Bottle Up site are 14 other bottles that are “coming soon” from major cities all over the world. Dubai, Boston, Cape Town, Ibiza, and Tokyo are just a few. Each one is a different color and uses a typeface representative of the city. In September, Eversden shared that the bottles were scheduled to be launched in these cities within the next couple of months. With their bright colors and city names, the containers are already being collected as souvenirs in the places where they are currently sold, he adds.

While the cost of the Bottle Up bottle varies depending on the location, the company says on average it is €0.50 to €1 (or $0.59 to $1.18) more expensive than a single-use PET bottle.

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