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A MAN who has designed an environmentally friendly alternative to bottled water is hoping to get onto BBC show Dragons' Den.

Former air force member Dave Ashman, 52, told The Voice he hopes to get backing for his unique invention, a water vending machine that is environmentally friendly and allows access to drinking water without the plastic pollution.

Ashman, who is the CEO of charity H20 Trust, revealed he wants to his breakthrough invention, called the Street Vendor Dispenser (SVD), to be available during the London Olympics next year.

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I have for many decades felt isolated....communicating with people who do not care about change, new ideas or able to assist. TED appears to be the opposite, where creative's can be heard, encouraged and supported.. I look forward, as always to better days.

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• A comment on Conversation: How are you going to change the world?

  Jun 12 2011: Reducing plastic bottle wasted production by providing filtered drinking water for all people via our Solar Street Vending Dispensers (SVDs)
  http://www.ted.com/conversations/3349/reducing_plastic_bottle_wasted.html

• A comment on Conversation: Is saving tax payers money & our environment a good enough reason for Canadian cities Ottawa & Nova Scotia to ban plastic bottled water?

  Jun 11 2011: Feel dehydrated no longer, Washington.
  
  Earlier this month, a company called TapIt launched a water-bottle-refilling network in DC. The idea is simple: Pop in to a TapIt partner location, and you can refill your reusable water bottle for free.
  
  TapIt launched in 2009 in New York City and quickly gained steam—the program was popular among busy (and thirsty) urbanites on the go. Other cities took notice: “What was really surprising was the interest across the country and around the world,” says Will Schwartz, TapIt’s campaign director. The concept has since expanded to cities in 22 states, plus DC. TapIt will add Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Copenhagen to its network later this year.
  
  Read more:
  http://www.washingtonian.com/blogarticles/health/wellbeing/19774.html?msg=99

• A comment on Conversation: Reducing plastic bottle wasted production by providing filtered drinking water for all people via our Solar Street Vending Dispensers (SVDs)

  Jun 11 2011: Feel dehydrated no longer, Washington.
  
  Earlier this month, a company called TapIt launched a water-bottle-refilling network in DC. The idea is simple: Pop in to a TapIt partner location, and you can refill your reusable water bottle for free.
  
  TapIt launched in 2009 in New York City and quickly gained steam—the program was popular among busy (and thirsty) urbanites on the go. Other cities took notice: “What was really surprising was the interest across the country and around the world,” says Will Schwartz, TapIt’s campaign director. The concept has since expanded to cities in 22 states, plus DC. TapIt will add Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Copenhagen to its network later this year.
  
  Read the full news story here:
  http://www.washingtonian.com/blogarticles/health/wellbeing/19774.html?msg=99

• A reply on Conversation: Is saving tax payers money & our environment a good enough reason for Canadian cities Ottawa & Nova Scotia to ban plastic bottled water?

  Jun 10 2011: Hi Chris
  I like the plan about reducing plastic pollution.
  Numerous US & Canadian universities have already banned plastic bottled water sales on campus.
  The multi-nationals do not approve of such a move.
  My solution is designed to drastically reduced global one-use plastic (water) bottle environmental damage.
  http://www.ted.com/conversations/3349/reducing_plastic_bottle_wasted.html
  Having a solution is numero uno!
  Answering my question with another question......brevity at its best?
  
  Have a great day.
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  A comment on Conversation: Finding common ground: What do we all agree upon?

  Jun 9 2011: water is important

• A reply on Conversation: Reducing plastic bottle wasted production by providing filtered drinking water for all people via our Solar Street Vending Dispensers (SVDs)

  Jun 9 2011: Most welcome Salim,
  Yes, bottled water is not as highly regulated as Tap water......yet due to poor infrastructure standards our global water quality is unequal. Of course the filtering water classes are reasonably safe.
  The majority believe bottled water is their only alternative. Wrong!
  Hundred of silent recalls have occurred of tainted/toxic bottled water without any major news headlines.
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzidmg5b0CE
  
  This is why our new SVD drinking water project will employ maintenance technicians to monitor the output drinking water ensuring it remains toxin free in the long-term.

• A comment on Conversation: Reducing plastic bottle wasted production by providing filtered drinking water for all people via our Solar Street Vending Dispensers (SVDs)

  Jun 9 2011: THE Canadian province of Manitoba has banned water bottles from all of its offices to encourage drinking of tap water, winning praise from ecologists.
  
  "We believe by taking this step we are leading by example and encouraging Manitobans to move away from using single-use bottled water," Manitoba Conservation Minister Bill Blaikie said.
  
  The new policy bans the use of provincial funds to buy single-use bottled water in plastic containers with less than one litre of water when tap water that is safe for drinking is reasonably accessible.
  
  Ecologists immediately praised the move, saying that the production, transport and recycling of single-use water bottles wastes energy and produces unnecessary carbon emissions.
  
  Manitoba is the second Canadian province to enact a water bottle ban, after Nova Scotia.
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  A reply on Conversation: Reducing plastic bottle wasted production by providing filtered drinking water for all people via our Solar Street Vending Dispensers (SVDs)

  Jun 6 2011: Agreed Solveigh,
  Even with your limited vision you genuinely comprehend the benefits of this project.
  Many are opposed due to the powerful organisations engaged in the plastic bottle (oil) water and greedy media opportunities promoting it.
  
  This sustainable and environmentally friendly drinking water project, ticks all the boxes.
  Thank you, for the comment.
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  A reply on Conversation: Reducing plastic bottle wasted production by providing filtered drinking water for all people via our Solar Street Vending Dispensers (SVDs)

  Jun 6 2011: Hi Salim,
  A simple answer is knowledge, agricultural developments (pesticides), pharmaceutical drugs, urbanization therefore waste water treatments and perhaps increased populations.
  In days of old, drinking water in some regions was plentiful and reasonably safe to drink.
  In other regions (towns) disease was the outcome of drinking polluted water.
  Yes, bottled water is a very profitable, (£100 Billion annually) marketing (media) and environmentally damaging gimmick.
  Involving the World Bank and numerous well known water/beverage multi-national corporations.
  They purchase a nations' public water assets then fail to invest in infrastructure leading to leaks, poor water standards (taste & toxins) thereby increases their costly plastic bottled water sales.
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  A reply on Conversation: Reducing plastic bottle wasted production by providing filtered drinking water for all people via our Solar Street Vending Dispensers (SVDs)

  Jun 6 2011: Thanks Tony for the points in your comment.
  Well yes, Free in a world of charges is a great dream.
  Currently however in the real world to achieve the highest drinking water standards costs and in some regions of the world to have running clean drinking water in the home is a rarity (due to no infrastructure funds).
  Urbanization requires waste water treatment - COSTs
  The provision of adequate drinking water requires the building of modern, expensive reservoirs or the transportation usually by pipe-line or canal across countries - COSTs.
  This project will ensure the output water for all human people is of a global HIGH standard.
  Currently biodegradable cellulose has numerous draw-backs:
  1. Growing crops to make biodegradable bottles; thereby using more agricultural water supplies.
  2. Currently under 5% of plastic bottles are biodegradable.
  
  Bioplastics or organic plastics are a form of plastics derived from renewable biomass sources, such as vegetable oil, corn starch, pea starch,[1] or microbiota,[2] rather than fossil-fuel plastics which are derived from petroleum. Some, but not all, bioplastics are designed to bio-degrade. (Wikipedia)
  http://www.delish.com/food/recalls-reviews/pepsi-develops-biodegradable-bottle and much more info out there.
  I do hope Tony, we agree that PET bottles have numerous negative environmental issues, such as transportation, leaching of BPA due to heat and the disposal costs.
  
  Your interest is appreciated.