Yesterday, the Fiji Water Co. was going to shut down their Fiji bottled water operation, lay off 400 Fijian employees, and cease all new construction projects.    This decision was made when the Fijian government announced it was going to impose a new tax on the water company.

Today, Fiji Water has reconciled with the Fijian government and apparently agreed to the extreme tax on their bottled water.  What does that say about their profit margins?  Is the general public going to be expected to absorb some or all of the new tax hike in the cost of the bottles?  At what point will consumers switch, or recognize the concept that they can have filtered water throughout their entire home for a fraction of the cost and headache, not to mention the wear and tear on the global environment?  I’m just sayin’…

http://www.fijiwater.com/blog/2010/11/30/fiji-water-reopen-plant/

Bottled water creates too much plastic trash. It costs too money and hurts the environment.