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British bottled water for TT parliament
By NALINEE SEELAL Monday, February 6 2012
THE INABILITY of the Trinidad and Tobago Parliament to get local bottled water manufacturers to produce purified water in glass bottles, led Parliament to broker an arrangement with the House of Commons in the United Kingdom to supply water for Tower D in Port-of-Spain.
Before moving to Tower D, officials at the TT Parliament approached several bottled water manufacturers locally asking them to produce purified water in glass bottles, but the companies reportedly declined.
This led to a special type of distilled water, in a glass bottle with the name Hildon, being imported for use in the parliament chamber.
Yesterday, sources revealed that although Hildon is served at the Parliament chamber, a filtered water system was recently introduced so that water could be served to the parliamentarians.
The filtered water is water produced by the Water and Sewerage Authority, which is then filtered for use by the parliamentarians.
However, sources revealed that there are times when Hildon water will be served to the parliamentarians.
Yesterday, Minister of Trade and Industry Stephen Cadiz told Newsday that as far as he is concerned, water from WASA is the best in the world and he has no problem drinking it.
However he added, that when parliament moved to Tower D and he enquired as to why water was being served in glass bottles, he was told that the Parliament had decided to go green and wanted to be more environmentally friendly.
He however pointed out, “I tried to find a local manufacturer who would bottle the water in glass bottles, but we were unsuccessful in doing so.
I grew up on WASA water and I have no problem drinking it.” Newsday also understands that the TT parliament through Clark of the House Jackie Sampson went as far as looking to the US market to get purified water in glass bottles, but it was proving to be too costly to import, therefore the decision was taken to go the route of getting the water from the House of Commons.
A source from the TT parliament said yesterday that the average cost for one of the 330 ml bottle of Hildon which is served to parliamentarians cost as little as TT$4 per bottle.
Hildon Natural Mineral Water comes from beneath the chalk hills of the beautiful Hampshire countryside in the South of England.
The water is wholesome, naturally filtered and crystal-clear.
It is free from pollution with a stable composition, being naturally low in sodium. The water is bottled at source and whether it is Delightfully Still or Gently Sparkling, has a distinctive, delicious taste.
Hildon has long been the water of choice at prestigious venues, such as The Savoy, The Royal Opera House, Guards Polo Club and the House of Commons, the company’s website said.
Disappointed....only bottled water.....why not toilet paper too!!..... :bs:
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"Clark" of the House?
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"Clark" of the House?
lol what yuh really expect? hahahahaha
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So what is wrong with buying a few cases of blue waters and using that ???
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So what is wrong with buying a few cases of blue waters and using that ???
They trying to get away from using plastic... is what I gather.
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Government Juice was not good enough!
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So what is wrong with buying a few cases of blue waters and using that ???
They trying to get away from using plastic... is what I gather.
If that's the case, then boil and bring their own water. lol Seriously though, is this what tax payers paying for?
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Steups... ah MP trying to justify why he deserve ah porsche to roll around in... and people fussing over british water.
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I can remember Anal Roberts said they was pushing for everything local ,that change too.
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If that's the case, then boil and bring their own water. lol Seriously though, is this what tax payers paying for?
$4 a liter doh really sound that bad... not sure what a regular liter ah Blue Waters goes for though.
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If that's the case, then boil and bring their own water. lol Seriously though, is this what tax payers paying for?
$4 a liter doh really sound that bad... not sure what a regular liter ah Blue Waters goes for though.
Not $4 a litre...$4 for 330ml. A 5 litre bottle of Blue waters cost $12 .
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but what wrong with d pipe water.... ???
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Not $4 a litre...$4 for 330ml. A 5 litre bottle of Blue waters cost $12 .
I just check dat... $4 fuh ah 12-ounce can ah water, not even ah li'l Perrier sparkle... Kamla and dem is de greatest yes :rotfl:
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Steups... ah MP trying to justify why he deserve ah porsche to roll around in... and people fussing over british water.
ENTTTTTTTTTTTT
Don't know y they eh buckle up and enjoy d ride.
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Buh weary isnt he the min of agriculture ?he need a jeep ,only in t&t that could happen but they know the people they are dealing with so is know big thing .
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Why the need for glass doh?
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Buh weary isnt he the min of agriculture ?he need a jeep ,only in t&t that could happen but they know the people they are dealing with so is know big thing .
Yuh rite I 4get all dem bad roads he have 2 traverse as Min of Agr my bad.
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SO much for doing your best to stimulate a stalled economy..use imports...what could be better?
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Why the need for glass doh?
more environmentally friendly (but this also assumes a developed recycling system) and plastic molecules also get into the contents.
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Alyuh watch the play nah...
Blue Waters = Syrian = PNM
Lee Sing = PNM = Ban on glass in POS
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Alyuh watch the play nah...
Blue Waters = Syrian = PNM
Lee Sing = PNM = Ban on glass in POS
So it make more sense to import 2 dollars of water at 4 dollars?
I just trying to wrap the practicality of GLASS bottles jus for the parliament.
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Its true..they shouldnt have glass bottles...as they closer in proximity and a certain opposition leader have a deadly aim with a tea cup.
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Its true..they shouldnt have glass bottles...as they closer in proximity and a certain opposition leader have a deadly aim with a tea cup.
All of dat enter my mind.
Buh seriously..why the need for glass? More formal setting? What? Dat is just ridiculous. Or maybe it have some reason I not understanding..hence my question....why glass?
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Its true..they shouldnt have glass bottles...as they closer in proximity and a certain opposition leader have a deadly aim with a tea cup.
All of dat enter my mind.
Buh seriously..why the need for glass? More formal setting? What? Dat is just ridiculous. Or maybe it have some reason I not understanding..hence my question....why glass?
Parliament acoustics does make glass Bottle and spoon sessions sound better than plastic
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Buh seriously..why the need for glass? More formal setting? What? Dat is just ridiculous. Or maybe it have some reason I not understanding..hence my question....why glass?
"However he added, that when parliament moved to Tower D and he enquired as to why water was being served in glass bottles, he was told that the Parliament had decided to go green and wanted to be more environmentally friendly."
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Buh seriously..why the need for glass? More formal setting? What? Dat is just ridiculous. Or maybe it have some reason I not understanding..hence my question....why glass?
"However he added, that when parliament moved to Tower D and he enquired as to why water was being served in glass bottles, he was told that the Parliament had decided to go green and wanted to be more environmentally friendly."
I mentioned that above too he musbe mis it
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Buh seriously..why the need for glass? More formal setting? What? Dat is just ridiculous. Or maybe it have some reason I not understanding..hence my question....why glass?
"However he added, that when parliament moved to Tower D and he enquired as to why water was being served in glass bottles, he was told that the Parliament had decided to go green and wanted to be more environmentally friendly."
I mentioned that above too he musbe mis it
Yeah I missed it.
So.
Environmentally friendly...I guess they sending back the empty bottles to get them refilled? Was this even thought through properly?
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There are options for recycling plastic in T&T (http://www.greentnt.org/content/plastic-recycling) so the question of the need for glass remains :beermug:
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There are options for recycling plastic in T&T (http://www.greentnt.org/content/plastic-recycling) so the question of the need for glass remains :beermug:
I think I read somewhere that the process of recycling plastic (bags in this case) was highly inefficient and only a small percentage actually ended up back on the market. Say nothing of the process of creating plastic in the first place, with it's reliance on petrochemicals as a base product, and the release of petrochemicals into the atmosphere. I don't know enough to make a comparison, but my guess is that converting silica (under heat and pressure) to glass may not be as destructive on the environment... the question of re-use aside.