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‘Silly product’: Thankyou stops producing bottled water, citing environmental damage – The Guardian
Social organisation that’s raised more than $1m for projects abroad says it hopes move sends a message on ‘rort’ of packaged water
The social enterprise Thankyou has permanently stopped production of its founding product bottled water saying it could no longer justify the environmental harm caused by selling it in a developed country such as Australia.
The Melbourne-based company launched in 2008 with bottled water and has since expanded to products including handwash, lotions and baby products.
But the company, which uses all profits to fund projects in developing countries, said it had now stopped producing its founding…
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