Many golf courses have taken steps to ensure golfers of the safety of on-course drinking water, despite their attempts there are still cases of golfers tracing illnesses to on-course water supplies. We're not talking about drinking water from a pond, we'll talking about the coolers set out on the course by staff who may, or may not, of washed the cooler correctly. This has led many courses to provide plastic bottles of drinking water, but with the recent concern about plastics (specifically Bisphenol A, check out Wikipedia for more info) and the increase in waste this creates some courses are looking for a cleaner greener option.
I was in the pro-shop of Toronto's famous Rosedale Golf Club the other week and saw that they have trouble keeping Klean Kanteens on the shelf. "All the members want them" I was told. Well here's the best way for you to get your hands on these products seeing that the stores are having troubles: www.ourbackyard.ca or find a Canadian retailer through www.oneworlddistribution.ca
Many golf courses have taken steps to ensure golfers of the safety of on-course drinking water, despite their attempts there are still cases of golfers tracing illnesses to on-course water supplies. We're not talking about drinking water from a pond, we'll talking about the coolers set out on the course by staff who may, or may not, of washed the cooler correctly. This has led many courses to provide plastic bottles of drinking water, but with the recent concern about plastics (specifically Bisphenol A, check out Wikipedia for more info) and the increase in waste this creates some courses are looking for a cleaner greener option.
I was in the pro-shop of Toronto's famous Rosedale Golf Club the other week and saw that they have trouble keeping Klean Kanteens on the shelf. "All the members want them" I was told. Well here's the best way for you to get your hands on these products seeing that the stores are having troubles: www.ourbackyard.ca or find a Canadian retailer through www.oneworlddistribution.ca
Laying old car tire crumbs underneath a golf green doesn't sound like a great idea, until you speak to University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers. They've been able to demonstrate how "ground-up tires placed beneath golf course greens absorb excess chemicals from fertilizers and help prevent groundwater contamination". Check out the article here.
But I am a little concerned about the rubber leaching, this study suggests there is reason to worry - "components of crumb rubber produced from tires, volatilize into the vapor phase and are leached into water in contact with the crumbs".
We'll see where this goes in the future, nevertheless I am intrigued by its potential recycling/re-use capacity and pollution prevention characteristics.
Laying old car tire crumbs underneath a golf green doesn't sound like a great idea, until you speak to University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers. They've been able to demonstrate how "ground-up tires placed beneath golf course greens absorb excess chemicals from fertilizers and help prevent groundwater contamination". Check out the article here.
But I am a little concerned about the rubber leaching, this study suggests there is reason to worry - "components of crumb rubber produced from tires, volatilize into the vapor phase and are leached into water in contact with the crumbs".
We'll see where this goes in the future, nevertheless I am intrigued by its potential recycling/re-use capacity and pollution prevention characteristics.
