Nothing is more refreshing than a glass of cold water. Do you prefer tap or from the bottle? 

While some see no difference in the two types, Icelandic Glacial is the first carbon neutral-certified bottle of water. Their bottling plant is run by hydro-electric power, which means the water is piped into the factory directly from the source. The bottles are made in the factory as well to reduce shipping costs and increase efficiency. With a featured commercial on their website of images of the clear, babbling brooks in Iceland to bottles of their water placed oh-so-perfectly on a bed of ice with breathtaking views of the landscape of Iceland in the background, you are instantly craving a taste of the pure water from the North.

Icelandic Glacial is working to prove that they aren’t your average glass of water, and they have plenty of help to get that message across. Your favorite celebrities have been spotted with the glacier-shaped bottle, including George Lopez, Kurt Russell, and Gabrielle Union. Even the ever environmentally-conscious Matthew McConaughey doesn’t let an arm sling keep him from carting around Icelandic Glacial.

Now, to all those who still think this water could be just any bottle of H2O, you may be interested to find that this water has been never touched by humans. Filtered by volcanic rock for thousands of years, Icelandic Glacial water hails from the 4,500-year-old Olfus Spring, an untouched and naturally renewable resource. With a negative footprint, Icelandic Water Holdings company’s bottle is 100 percent recyclable and the outer casing for the packaging 75 percent recyclable. Reducing CO2 emissions is their goal, and they are well on their way to achieving it.

U.S. residents can order the bottled water online and they can even use a store locator on the Website to see if there is a store nearby that sells the clean, green brand. 

- Jillian Angeline, YH Staff