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Water commodification is exactly what Nestlé is doing What we need is regulation to stop them from doing that, not a different company selling and capturing th
by feet 4y ago
Water commodification is exactly what Nestlé is doing
What we need is regulation to stop them from doing that, not a different company selling and capturing the water. That's just more of the same thing which solves nothing.
- missedthecue 4y agoNestle gets all the water they want for a $200 permit. That's not water commodification. They sell bottled water, but that's also not commodification of water. Almost 0% of US water consumption comes from a plastic bottle, and you can't commodify a market with ~0% market share.
- feet 4y agoYour statement is false, what Nestlé does is literally the definition of commodification Commodification definition: the act or fact of turning something into an item that can be bought and sold: The commodification of water means that access is available only to those who can pay. >https://www.dictionary.com/browse/commodification https://www.dictionary.com/browse/commodification Nobody mentioned the US. Nestlé does this in various other countries. >https://www.theguardian.com/global/2018/oct/04/ontario-six-nations-nestle-running-water https://www.theguardian.com/global/2018/oct/04/ontario-six-n...
- missedthecue 4y agoNestle sells portable bottles. That's what differentiates their product from the tap.
- feet 4y agoThey sell bottles filled with water, not everyone has access to tap water and Nestlé captures so much of a water source that locals don't have access to the freely available water that they did before. Are you not aware that fresh water from wells depletes sources? The water table is limited. You seem to be intentionally twisting the scenario in a disingenuous manner. Nestlé is selling water that was once free to a populace.
- missedthecue 4y agoIf they didn't have access to freely available water, it cannot be true that Nestle is selling water that was once free to the populace. Your assertions are contradictory.
- feet 4y ago>they didn't have access to freely available water Please quote my comment where I stated this. I don't believe you have attempted to comprehend my statements, nor have you read the article I posted and are just making baseless assertions to be contradictory.