Soda Siphons are an ‘Active Green product. This means that by making soda or   sparkling water at home, rather than buying it from a shop, consumers are actively reducing their CO2 footprint. The user’s CO2 footprint is reduced the more that they use their system.

Traditional, shop bought drinks bottles are made obsolete, as the soda siphon uses water that comes straight from the tap. As a result of this less plastic is wasted in the manufacture of drinks bottles. The cost and environmental impact of transporting bottles between manufacturers, distributors, shops and homes is also reduced. According to the Zenith International Global Bottled Water Report of 2008, 206 billion litres of bottled water were consumed across the world in 2008 alone. A lot of energy is needed to make water bottles, equivalent to over 17 million barrels of oil in the United States alone! (Container Recycling Institute, 2002).

According to the US Recycling Institute, more than 80& of bottles do not get recycled. As a result of this, they end up in landfill sites. The United Kingdom suffers from a similar problem, with the only difference being our country has less land available for landfill sites. To replace the 134 billion bottles and cans which were not recycled in 2005, over 4.7 million tons of greenhouse was emitted.

Bottled water is a big part of modern British life, but it shouldn’t be. We have the chance to offset the environmental damage caused by such significant numbers. Unlike certain natural disasters, we can make a difference here! Soda siphons are a wonderful solution, and they offer endless flavours! Due to the large amount of syrups available, you will be able to make your own mixtures!