- 750 mL of pure hydration
- BPA-free, health safe materials (made from Tritan)
- Hinged cap for easy open / close
- Threadless, perfect spout
- Dishwasher safe
More than 70% of the earth's surface is covered by ocean and research shows massive amounts of pollution and increasing acidity levels are changing the ecological equilibrium, putting our precious oceans at great risk. One of the biggest problems - the Eastern Garbage Patch - continues to increase the acidity of the ocean, creating a hotter, more volatile climate and threatening sea life. This massive trash dump, estimated to contain 100 million tons of garbage, floats in a massive area between California and Hawaii with no hope of ever being cleaned up.
Every time you purchase a KOR One, you are donating to the Algalita Marine Research Foundation, a non-profit focused on the protection of the marine environment through research, education, and restoration. Algalita is moving full speed ahead on several research projects which will shed light on one of the most under-recognized yet ubiquitous issues facing our planet; plastics debris in our oceans.
The focus of Algalita's current research includes the prevalence and quantification of plastic debris in the North Pacific Sub-tropical Gyre (NPSG), biological impact of plastics on marine life and the human food chain, and the desorption of plastic toxins into the ambient ocean water.
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"Our oceans are slowly, but at a steadily increasing rate, filling with plastic debris. Marine life, mistaking plastic particles for food, ingest them and sicken or die. Prevention of pollution in the oceans will provide the best opportunity for improved marine health. KOR water's emphasis on reducing discarded plastic is a great first step toward protecting the oceans and, ultimately, life on planet earth."
-Marieta Francis, Acting Executive Director, Algalita Marine Research Foundation- 90% of floating marine debris is comprised of plastic materials
- The sun eventually turns plastic into small bits that persist in the ocean. These plastic pieces absorb pollutants and sea life ingest the plastic bits. Much of that sea life eventually makes it to our dinner table.
- 80% of trash found in the ocean comes from land-based sources and the other 20% comes from ships at sea. There is no way to remove small plastic debris from the ocean, so we must focus our efforts on preventing garbage from entering watersheds in the first place.