Author Archive: Will Vickery

Our planet’s future as well as the future of society must involve recycling and a correct waste management. Investing in recycling business opportunities is not only necessary but also a source of employment and wealth.

Recycling can bring great benefits to communities and the environment.

Recycling goes beyond just reducing pollution. The list of benefits is wide and constantly updated by new ways in which to protect our planet. Some of these include:

• Less waste in landfills and incinerators. This translates in a decrease of spending on eliminating and treating expenses. 
• Saving natural resources such as wood, water or several minerals, which are difficult to get...

Remaining hydrated is incredibly important no matter how much you exercise. The benefits of keeping well hydrated are numerous and have an effect on every aspect of your life. With the weather now getting warmer and our new year’s fitness resolutions starting to work their way into our daily routines, it can be difficult to maintain our hydration levels, especially during prolonged or high-intensity exercise.

There are many different ways that people have measured dehydration, but without lab equipment to test blood samples, it can be difficult to find one easy-to-do measurement to check if you are dehydrated. There...

Drinking water regularly is important for our bodies for a variety of reasons, including keeping you energized throughout the day, but to maintain this regular consumption, we can become reliant on single-use plastics such as plastic cups or single-use bottles, the majority of which will end up in landfill or in the natural environment.

While Thirsty Work, as part of our environmental policy, have already taken steps to help you reduce your plastic waste production, including introducing our range of paper cups, switching to a re-useable water bottle can prove to be a cheaper, more environmentally friendly and more convenient option...

Without water, life on Earth would cease to exist. This fundamental and essential source of life can easily be taken for granted when you have easy access to safe water. However, for 785 million people across the world – 1 in 9 – who don’t enjoy this easy access, and with 4 billion people experiencing water scarcity for at least one month per year, awareness of the importance of access to safe water is rising.

With the ongoing effects of climate change, the number of people affected by this water crisis is due to rise, seeing up to 2/3rds of the...

Today, every workplace is looking for the best way to reduce their impact on the environment. Around the world, one million plastic drinking bottles are bought every minute, and with about half of all plastics produced being designed to be used only once, we produce around 300 million tonnes of plastic waste each year, which is nearly equivalent to the weight of the entire human population. If this trend continues, there could be more plastic in our oceans than fish by 2050.

So how can we stop this? At Thirsty Work, as detailed in our environmental policy, we are committed to...

In the UK, we have rigorous national standards and laws which govern the quality of our drinking water. But is your tap water safe to drink? According to the Drinking Water Inspectorate (DWI), 99.95% of public water complied with the standards, meaning a tiny proportion of tap water in the UK, was deemed unsafe to drink. 

Whilst your tap water may not be entirely contaminant-free, it should not contain a level of contamination that could pose a threat to your health. But do you really just want your water to be safe to drink? Wouldn’t you want to be able to...

What should you be looking out for, when getting a hot water dispenser for your workplace? When looking to acquire an instant hot water dispenser, you want to be sure that you are going to get a product that matches your expectations. There are some factors to consider, to ensure your expectations are met, these include the mode of dispensing, draw off, energy efficiency, temperature control and style.

Our instant hot water dispensers can be the perfect addition for a busy workplace, catering establishment, school and anywhere where you may be using a kettle, but it is important that you find a machine...

Thirsty Work are proud to announce the launch of Pura, which is the hospitality solutions arm of the Thirsty Work family, which provides businesses with premium filtered water systems including our range of taps and bottling systems, to provide businesses with quality chilled, ambient, sparkling and hot filtered water.

Our water systems, are combined with our bespoke filters, which use the latest filtration technology and is able to deliver the highest quality of filtered water by removing trace plastics and reducing scale, chlorine content, bad taste and odour issues.

Simple to use, our Pura systems filter and chill mains water supply to...

The rise of sparkling water over the last few years has seen the bottled water category of the beverage market now compete with the likes of fizzy bottled drinks. But what has made sparkling water so popular?   

Firstly what is sparkling water? Essentially, sparkling water (also called carbonated water) has had carbon dioxide dissolved into it. This process makes it fizzy, similar to a soda. The difference between the two being that sparkling water isn't mixed with various types of syrup for flavouring.

Sparkling water is different from both water and juice. Unlike water, it's carbonated. Unlike juice,...

Why should you be using refillable bottles? In today’s day and age, the call for reusable bottles is on the rise more than ever. In 2019, plastics make up 60 to 80% of all marine debris. With global warming becoming a very real threat and most large chain supermarkets being hunted to be rid of plastic all together, the refillable bottle has become a solution of growing popularity, which is why we want to examine our top ten reasons to refill a reusable water bottle and cut out single-use plastic. 

In the UK we use roughly 13 billion plastic bottles every...