Twist & Spout: Greenwashed Plastic Spout to Reuse Soda Bottles

A product called the ‘Twist & Spout’ aims to extend the usefulness of plastic bottles. It’s a screw-on spout that can turn, say, a 2-liter soda bottle into a watering can. The concept of turning a plastic bottle into something useful is a great idea, since plastic is piling up all over the world like a plague – except, the Twist & Spout is made of (new) plastic. Huh. Yeah.

GreenUpgrader first noticed the problem with this idea, saying:

The spout could be used for the obvious, such as watering the garden or perhaps attending to the family fish bowl. However, since this thing is made of plastic and aids in the consumption of plastic bottles (which the Twist and Spout requires for its function) does this really do the environment any good?

So, let’s get this straight: for $8, you can get one twist & spout that will allow you to reuse plastic bottles a few times until you start to get nervous that you’re pouring chemical- and bacteria-laced water into your pet’s water dish, or onto your tomato plant. $8 that you could have spent on non-plastic watering can that will last virtually forever.

Noble idea, bad execution. How about making the spout out of recycled materials instead of new plastic?

You tell me – do you think it makes sense? Would you buy it?

Link [re:modern] via [Green Upgrader]
Photo credit: WorldWideFred

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