I do assume that not all posts here have to be crypto related, it is important to have a broad spectrum of different topics. I do know that posts about crypto do very well here at read.cash, but I do feel it as my duty to write about the topics which do interest me and which are important to me!
Living in the Western world and are financially okay, also 2 kids in the house, so we do feel that we are more or less obliged to bring down our carbon foot print. We are trying to do this without sacrificing the luxury in our lives. Sometimes this is a thin balance.
So, we do have one EV car (I know that there is also pollution when building it), and other one is ordered and expected to be delivered in September, we also do have solar panels and did invest into a new more eco friendly heating system for the house.
Due to the fact that we do have solar panels we try to consume as much energy as they are producing. But this post isn't about solar energy, this is about beverages!
Sodestream
So probably you all did see the commercials of Sodastream in which they claim how much plastic waste can be reduced when using one! So in the beginning of 2020 we decided to buy one. Due to the fact that we not sure how much it would be used, we did go for the cheapest model. There was no use at that time to go for the Rolls Royce of the Sodastream.
We also were not sure how it all would taste at home. In the beginning of course it was used frequently, for sure the kids did adore the idea of making their own soda. When time passed by we did see how it became part of the lifestyle.
And it does reduce the garbage pile of plastic bottles. How I can tell, well that simple. Each 2 weeks we can put specified plastic bags at the road, filled with plastic bottles and metal cans. They are they picked up to be recycled. In the pre-Sodastream area, we often had 2 bags each week. Now this has been reduced to 1 a month!
They also constantly adding new flavors and brands to the Sodastream. In the beginning there were only their own Cola or soda, which did taste good enough for us. But being part of the Pepsi Cola empire also Pespi, Pepsi Max, 7 Up and Mountain dew were added to the flavors. Just great!
There isn't also the reduce in plastics being used, but also it takes a lot less transportation. One bottle of flavored Sodastream mix is good for around 9 liters of Soda, so one truck can transport a lot more.
But we also did notice a downside, one which could reduce the use of the Sodastream and that is cleaning those plastic bottles in which you prepare your soda. These are a pain in the ass to clean and they aren’t dishwasher proof.
So it was time to step up! Yesterday I did bought a Sodastream crystal! This version does work with glass bottles. These bottles are dishwater proof, which saves a lot of time and water. You do know that washing with a dishwater does use a lot less water than doing the dish washing yourselves!
Guess I will have to forward this post to the Sodastream headquarters to see how well I do promote their stuff, without intention! Because I really can recommend it!
Cheers,
Peter
You can definitely write whatever you want, whatever you want to share! :)
That's an interesting one, never see or heard about it. You deserve the advertising fee for that! 😁