the environmental impact of soft drinks // beverage culture, greenwashing, and artificial sweeteners

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@acmulhern Год назад

Im so used to drinking only tap water that I get surprised when I hear people buying drinks. To me, the thought of buying my drink as part if my weekly shop is bizarre to me. My brain just can't handle the concept for some reason. I only buy things to flavour my tapwater, such as coffee, tea, or lemons 😂

@Gittemary Год назад

I am going to exclusively refer to coffee and tea as “tap water flavour” from now on

@karolinakuc4783 9 месяцев назад

Well Coca-Cola is tasty but very unhealthy so I never buy it only on special o casio occasions. Coconut water tho is amazing sweet and hydrating drink. But it may have some microplastics. Why do they add them I do not know

@zanna186 Год назад

I haven't had a soft drink in over 2 decades. When I was in my 20s I noticed that whenever I drank a soft drink to quench my thirst, I would feel thirsty again about half an hour later. I came to the conclusion that drinking soft drinks was doing very little to actually re-hydrate my body, and started thinking of them as being nothing more than liquid candy. Now whenever I'm thirsty I just drink home-filtered tap water.

@alexmcginness8859 Год назад

I remember being told as a kid that soda didn’t quench thirst and being stubborn and refusing to believe it. Fast forward and now I don’t drink soda at all except on really rare special occasions. It’s definitely not good for you from a health perspective. I get a launch thinking about stubborn younger me though whenever I think about soda.

@aimee9878 Месяц назад

I wonder if there is a chemical in the soda that makes us dependent on soda.

@MayaBell 10 месяцев назад

In my country to buy soda (I think there only was gaseosa back then) you bought the bottle once, the next time you brought the bottle back and they would sanitize and refill in the shop. The bottles had these pressure lids that you see sometimes in beer nowadays so not even the cap was discarded. By the time I was born this had stopped but all through my childhood we kept using the bottles. It was such a great system that was replaced by a much worse alternative.

@marylamphere2112 6 месяцев назад

I had horrible kidney stones, last one was 5cm long and it was horrible. I gave up soda cold turkey no issues. About 2 years later we had a bad house fire and I started drinking soda again to keep up energy/comfort me while cleaning out the remains of the house. I hope this is what I need to see to drop it for good!

@kiterafrey 10 месяцев назад

When I think about water bottle companies I think about how in the Lorax (movie version) O'Hare bottled and sold air - to him it wasn't a human right.

@miaik- 10 месяцев назад

How about things like SodaStream etc. where you could make the drink yourself? There's no one-use plastic bottle so it seems more sustainable, but then there's the metal cans, you need to replace etc.

@anniehosking2408 Год назад

I never thought about artificial sweeteners getting into the environment. I only have diet soda once or twice a year but I do sometimes use them to sweeten when I bake (I don't seem to have an off switch when it comes to consuming most sugars and starchy foods so I mostly avoid them). I shall have to re-think my choices. Thank you for this video.

@laviniachiara1438 5 месяцев назад

I also bake with artificial sugars (for me it's Stevia, it's what you maibly get in my supermarkets) . I just read a little about it and seemingly Stevia is even better than sugar. It's also been around longer, so probably definitely better than aspertam. 🤗

@deekshitav2419 Год назад

Brilliant video! I don't drink soda on a regular basis, but if I do I buy them from local small companies that make amazing small batch sodas. Thank you for the education on artificial sweeteners, never thought that could be a pollutant. 😮

@shashooitznc5860 Год назад

Great video! I'm very curious about the impact of gyms and swimming pools, in general workout/wellness facilities or things related to an active lifestyle

@kalypsodeepsea982 Год назад

Oh, yes, that would definitely be interesting! That's a good topic, thanks for suggesting it 😊

@icaro_andstuff Год назад

Fantastic video!!!! Impact on toys?? I'm a toy collector but all the industry is surrounded by plastic and I'm re thinking my choices.

@AnnikaWithAk Год назад

Yeah, thinking about the whole lot of plastic Lego or Playmobil as well here

@dawnamorgan7364 Год назад

Just my 2 cents worth! It took 3 years/ 3 spinal taps/ and 5 MRI's with contrast before the doctors would listen to the test results to agree that I have Multiple Sclerosis. They kept telling me that I was drinking DIET Soda or using artificial sweeteners. I kept telling them that I did not drink or eat anything with artificial sweeteners. They told me that they have to be sure as the Artificial sweeteners can/will sometimes mimic the effects of M.S. Finally, they put me on Med.'s for M.S. and I am allergic to it.

@amiradelcorto7281 Год назад

I have never liked soft drinks and my family neither! We love drinking homemade juice, tea and water... Most of the people I meet get shocked by it but I'm really happy with my decision... I am not only helping the planet but my body ❤

@gabriellabetarrini3176 Год назад

I then drink a glass of tap water. Thanks for the great video and the reseach! 🥰🌱

@louisehendrickx1671 Год назад

Great video as always, thanks! I'm curious about a follow up considering sodamakers? When I started making some changes for a more eco-conscious lifestyle I bought a MySoda -which is practically the same as a SodaStream but is marketed as a more sustainable brand. For us it eliminated buying plastic bottles (and ngl having to carry these bottles/cans 3 floors up was maybe an even bigger contributor to making this decision), but also we now drink way less soft drinks than before in general; mostly just carbonated tap water. The thing I don't understand is that the reusable bottles have an expiration date? Why don't they make them in glass? I also wonder if the impact of the gas bottles and the syrups you can buy for basically all the regular branded soft drinks have a significantly lower impact. I don't know if it's worth a completely new impact video or maybe a part 2, but I would love to hear more about it from you if you're up for it!

@alexmcginness8859 Год назад

So curious about this as well! I drink sooooo much carbonated water it’s not even funny.

@thenopedetective Год назад

Got into the habit of drinkinf soft drinks after moving in with my partner, really needed this wake up call! Before then it had been 15 years before I'd had pop. It's amazing how quickly you develop a tast and craving for it. (Nowhere near addiction mind you.)

@thenopedetective Год назад

(Canned and recyclable in our area, but still a lot of waste.)

@erint5373 5 месяцев назад

Another tip if you like soft drinks- create your own Ginger Bug, and make literally any flavour soft drink you can dream of yourself! If cheap,it's super easy ,its reusable materials, it's yummy as hell, and it's full of probiotics. I make them regularly and guests love it when they come to the house, my partner has cut down on buying soft drinks as ours is just better, and if I want flavoured water I literally just dilute a bit in water for a refreshing zing!

@skyera2213 4 месяца назад

Revisiting this video every time I crave soda

@b-ridge1589 Год назад

Well this was illuminating. Particular about the artificial sweeteners 🤯

@Domsfun 8 месяцев назад

I miss the old local soft drink companies with pick up glass bottle crates they washed and reused. There was one company that use to deliver to your door like the milkman to make it easier for families. These small businesses were usually more sustainable than the modern multinational companies. We have a tomara recycling program in Australia in a lot of areas I was glad when they made it available. SA was originally the only state to do it. I like having soft drink regularly because tap water gets a bit funky and blah. Some days it tastes terrible and makes you feel sick. It’s drinkable tap water. Should get another filter. Great video btw can’t believe they allowed coke to be a sponsor!

@kiterafrey 10 месяцев назад

I remember Cola Life - I got it on a major sale from a Safeway (grocery store in some parts of the USA) that was going out of business. It tasted.....off. I can't put my finger on what it was, it just was.

@freja4279 Год назад

My parents in law are so overconsuming soft drinks and bottled water, so OVERcosuming, they live in a area, where the tap water is the most healthy in the whole country, ( I felt safe giving my infant it) they don't even have to filtrate it, well...still overconsuming🤦‍♀️

@tintin-kf9fn 10 месяцев назад

damn good video! Thank you so much!!!! This should have thousands of likes!

@heatherburch7697 Год назад

I would love to hear more about the potential effects and costs of micro plastics. I wonder if overlooking this in favor of the lower impact of plastic will come back to bite us later as micro plastics continue to infiltrate, well, everything?

@Gittemary Год назад

I have a whole video about plastic, where I go into a lot more detail 😊🌿

@heatherburch7697 Год назад

@@Gittemary Thanks! I’ll look for that. These are the kind of questions that keep me up at night. There are no easy answers it seems.

@Blue-pb7kz Год назад

I find it too easy to ignore thirst, and having flavor does help me stay hydrated, but the thing I do is add syrups? Like grenadine, which is popular where I live. I've noticed these becoming more prevalent at supermarkets, now you can even buy iced tea syrup. It's not perfect, but buying one bottle of syrup, which could make up to 10 liters of drinks with tap water, seems like a better option!

@kiterafrey 10 месяцев назад

Make fruit ice is really popular right now too in the USA. People will make ice with pieces of fruit in it to add to their water so it flavors the water and over the course of multiple drinks. I haven't tried it, but I love adding fresh lemon and limes to drinks to I imagine it is the same kind of taste.

@karolinakuc4783 9 месяцев назад

Stevia is a good natural solution to fight craving for sugar

@Blue-pb7kz 9 месяцев назад

@@karolinakuc4783 I'm sure it is! However, I'm not /fighting/ any sugar cravings :) In fact, I wasn't even remotely talking about sugar cravings!

@kiterafrey 9 месяцев назад

@@karolinakuc4783 It does take some adjusting tho. I'm having to slowly switch over cuz going cold turkey to stevia only was rough as it has an aftertaste

@lorenabpv 5 месяцев назад

i never liked soft drinks, but I've had a crisis about the impact of my sparkling water addiction. I felt about about the plastic, but the fountain is like 1km away from my home and they do industrial carbonation. the alternative would be a sodastream, but I refuse to buy from Israel brands. it'd be money saving in the long run, but unless I find an alternative/a secondhand machine, I will keep going to the fountain.

@janetsingleton1415 Год назад

Very interesting and eye opening. More and more I realise what is going on. Thank-you for informing us and bringing to our attention. Ii myself drink loads of water, but with my re-usable bottle. X

@Kx____ Год назад

once again, thank you so incredibly much for such a great video. i really love this series, i learn a lot from it. do you have a video on the impact of tea? and did you read the book the hunger crop? is it a recommendation?

@hollyclark4518 11 месяцев назад

But the sugar content and therefore the health aspects of consuming sugar have huge impacts on our healthcare system.

@vickyjansen3544 Год назад

I saw somebody on RU-vid taking a coke can and put it in this chemical solution. Some of the aluminum metal disintegrated. What was left was a plastic liner which surprised me.

@cilstr Год назад

its a great cleaner, i have some on stand by- just for cleaning

@lesliehyde Год назад

The plastic lining prevents the acids in soda from dissolving the aluminum.....

@sandymurray3997 Год назад

Very informative. Thanks. Sandy South Africa

@ElizabethCar Год назад

Great video, as always 😁. I love your environmental impact series. I noticed you didn't include anything about how sustainable or unsustainable making soda at home is in the video. And I think that would have been an interesting add on, but maybe I'm mistaken and it's just such a large topic it needs it's own video or something. 🤷‍♀️ Obviously I know nothing LOL. Just thought I'd mention it though

@Blue-pb7kz Год назад

I've seen quite a few eco-friendly channels talk about this but they *never* mention that the most popular brand of at-home fizzy drink maker features prominently on BDS lists. I don't think it's a bad option for some people, if it gets enough use etc, but the complete disregard for the human rights aspect is frustrating. But I agree about making things at home being an option, especially if it doesn't have to be fizzy! For example my supermarket sells Ice Tea syrup, so you could buy one bottle of that and mix it with tap water to make the equivalent of 5-10 bottles of store bought ice tea. Which seems already less wasteful. And then you could go all the way and make it all yourself from scratch, too.

@albiesspace Год назад

I suppose that's a whole another topic but agree, would be interesting!

@aletheav6208 Год назад

This was so so fascinating! Thanks for making this video- how about the impact of makeup and cosmetics- or even the health industry?

@Gittemary Год назад

You can already find a video about the impact of cosmetics on my channel 😊👌

@kalypsodeepsea982 Год назад

I never drank soft drinks in my life. Maybe once, and I hated it so much. So now I can't stand soft drinks. I am glad I never supported this industry

@cilstr Год назад

im usually pretty good at reading tables... (8:46).. but even after a pause, and trying several ways of looking at the table - i still dont get it... its based on one size bottle ?? (1.5lt)... and differnt compositions of it... but the high medium and low?? how do they happen? i assume the grams are carbon (use).. are the dashes with x30 glass use = zero grams...?? High med low... the MOSt it could use = high... average it could use = med lowest that fabric could use = low... ok i think i got it... (might also be called confidence limits/ plus or minus) (phew!)

@cilstr Год назад

and on that (table) note.. im really suprised tetra pack is SO low... (maybe tetra was a bad example?)... since tetra has so many layers, plastic, foil, paper, then the fuse-sing of the layers together, and the hard plastic lids...

@awwwec 7 месяцев назад

Plastic being "cheap" isn't a justification to use it, considering that the gas and oil industry is subsidized causing it to be cheap. Also there was no mention of Stevia as a sugar that was banned and limited in distribution in the US only to save the cane sugar industry. It is definitely an alternative that could be used.

@laineemaupin Год назад

To add some nuance: WaterTok is mostly bariatric patients and they can’t have sugar and it’s often harder for them to keep plain water down. Annamarie Forcino has an excellent video on it Edit: not negating the environmental impact

@Gittemary Год назад

Oh I am not claiming that water too has a intolerable environmental footprint, it’s popularity was mainly a commentary about our relationship with the beverage industry, not the creators themselves

@laineemaupin Год назад

@@Gittemary I get it! I was just trying to add some other context.

@lorenabpv 5 месяцев назад

fun fact: my city recycles almost 100% of our cans, besides the amount of jobs generated by this industry. so I buy iced tea in aluminum and feel less bad

@kailovi Год назад

Have been boycotting Nestle and Cocacola all my life thanks to my mum. Soda's have always been like a special treat on birthdays and holidays, never something you'd drink everyday or even every week. Also drinking sodas from local companies has made the regular sodas taste vile to me, whenever I happen to be in a situation where regular sodas are offered, it's just too sweet and not refreshing at all. I prefer water, but maybe twice a month I have a special drink which is a soda from a local company (they have way less sugar) or something from an asian market like lychee-drink, aloe or ginger beer. The only exception is dr.pepper, that for some reason is fine, don't think it has any less sugar, but I guess I just like the crazy artificial cherry flavouring too much. It's all about what we get used to, you can always re-adjust your tastebuds to prefer healthier options, but yeah, this is only one of the reasons I am so happy to have been born in Finland where the tap water tastes great (differs a bit between cities/towns). Though I am wondering if the newer generations have a different experience as all the junk food has become more and more accessible..

@justinweatherford8129 7 месяцев назад

I am curious about how the soda stream system works into all of this. I am not a big soda drinker anyway.

@hjordisoskarsdottir6873 Год назад

I´m cuckoo for sodawater so I bought a sodastream to make them at home.

@lsiddal3742 Год назад

Oof, this one was hard to hear as someone who drinks a lot of fizzy drinks, especially sugar free ones. I'm trying to cut down 😭

@Gittemary Год назад

It’s tough 😩

@justinweatherford8129 7 месяцев назад

I prefer to throw frozen fruit into the blender and enjoying a nice sweet smoothie.

@ronjas Год назад

Pepsi also own fast food restaurants like KFC and Taco Bell! (Yum! Food)

@whoah567 Год назад

Overall really informative video! I think it is worth acknowledging though that Coca Cola has started making some bottles from completely recycled plastic (excluding the cap). At least where I am in the U.S., most 20 oz single coke bottles sold in convenience stores are made from recycled plastic (they are pretty well marked). I try to look specifically for these bottles if I am going to buy a coke. I think it's totally valid to criticize them for their historical and continued impact of many of their products (the multipacks and other sizes are still virgin plastic for instance). However if we don't acknowledge when they are moving in the right direction seems like they would have little motivation to continue doing so.

@Gittemary Год назад

Thank you for watching! 🌿 I don’t believe that it is my job to applaud the tiniest positive changes a company makes, when they continue to ignore the underlying issues. Making “recyclable” packaging is a lot more valuable if you are also creating return/refill/recycle infrastructure

@StephieOmbre Год назад

so I made a speech about how Lunchables are going to be considered Lunches in the us schools the next school year can you report the impact of Lunchables please id love to see it

@karolinakuc4783 9 месяцев назад

Stevia is natural solution to sugar craving problem

@kiterafrey 10 месяцев назад

My lipstick is eBooks and digital purchases in games.

@AnneBeamish Год назад

I don't drink soft drinks but my boyfriend does. Lots of plastic and horrible ingredients.

@jeantienhelder4534 Год назад

artificial sweeteners taste like battery acid to me XD

@icaro_andstuff Год назад

Same!!!!

@KarolYuuki Год назад

True, I hate anything with artificial sweeteners. They taste terrible and are even sweeter than normal drinks and foods

@melusine826 Год назад

That's why I laugh at people who pick non main brands thinking they are avoiding supporting them .... they own them anyway 🙄

@Gittemary Год назад

I don’t think laughing at people is productive though 😅

@sanvigupta6141 Год назад

Can you please please PLEASE cover the environmental impact of fishing? 😭

@arabicinamerica2454 Год назад

Impact of pets please!

@MMHay16 24 дня назад

Laughing to myself because I'm watching this while drinking soda from a big brand... but it's because a friend got it for a party, like 1.5 L of the 2 L bottle was left over, and they would have thrown it away otherwise lol no not on my watch

@justinweatherford8129 7 месяцев назад

Is the next climate agreement going to be sponsored by Shell or BP? Lol