Volvo Ocean Race has teamed up with Bluewater, to provide
innovative new water purification solutions in all our Race Villages to
turn polluted and waste water into clean drinking water. Bluewater, the world leader in delivering crucial water purification
solutions for homes and businesses, will provide high quality, safe to
use, drinking water to visitors at Race Villages in Hong Kong,
Guangzhou, Auckland, Itajaí, Newport, Cardiff, Gothenburg and The Hague.
The on-demand drinking water is free of contaminants such as
micro-plastics, chemicals, pharmaceutical byproducts and toxic metals.
The units will remove the need for thousands of single-use plastic
bottles that are polluting and impacting upon the health of our oceans.
Bluewater join the Volvo Ocean Race Sustainability Programme,
alongside Sustainability Partners 11th Hour Racing and the Mirpuri
Foundation. The work includes groundbreaking Science and Education
Programmes helping the Race take action to prevent plastics polluting
our seas by maximising our impact at host cities.
At Ocean Summits in Alicante and Cape Town a range of experts have
presented innovative solutions to the plastic problem. By minimising the
footprint of our Race Villages and providing inspiration to visitors we
are able to leave a positive legacy for the future health of our
oceans. The programme is also a proud supporter of the United Nations
Environment’s Clean Seas campaign.
Anne-Cecile Turner, Sustainability Programme Leader for the Volvo
Ocean Race, said: “We are delighted that Bluewater has joined the Volvo
Ocean Race as our official water provider. Their innovative purified
water solution will supply clean drinking water and significantly reduce
single-use plastics at all our stopovers.
“By embedding sustainability into every aspect of the race we are
committed to maximising our positive impact, minimising our footprint
and leaving a valuable legacy that will inspire others to join our
campaign for plastic-free, clean seas.”
In December, in partnership with the Race’s Founding Sustainability
Partner, 11th Hour Racing, Bluewater delivered clean drinking water for
visitors to the Volvo Ocean Race stopover in Cape Town, South Africa. A
severe drought meant the city was unable to meet public demand for
drinking water from municipal sources. Bluewater used its advanced water
purification technologies to reuse non-potable water to generate
pristine water from four water stations able to deliver up to 32,000
litres of water per day avoiding the use of up to 50,000 single-use
plastic bottles.
“Bluewater’s engagement in Cape Town and our ongoing relationship
with the Volvo Ocean Race will allow us to showcase how our
leading-edge, safe and reliable technology delivers safe drinking water,
even from sources previously considered unsafe for human consumption
such as grey water,” said Anders Jacobson, co-founder and chief
executive of Blue AB, the sustainability-focused holding company that
owns Bluewater.
Bluewater founder, Bengt Rittri, a Swedish environmental
entrepreneur, added: “We want to show how our technology can help
improve access to clean drinking water as we travel around the planet
with the Volvo Ocean Race and thereby contribute to drastically reducing
consumption of single-use plastic water bottles.”
“It is unacceptable that throwaway plastic bottles are shipped from
one side of the world to another in their billions, polluting air and
ocean environments, the food and water people drink, and, ultimately,
human bodies.”
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