{"id":15289,"date":"2021-07-22T16:24:14","date_gmt":"2021-07-22T14:24:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/madeblue.org\/dutch-drink-more-and-more-water-and-more-often-flavoured\/"},"modified":"2024-10-03T17:54:04","modified_gmt":"2024-10-03T15:54:04","slug":"dutch-drink-more-and-more-water-and-more-often-flavoured","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madeblue.org\/en\/dutch-drink-more-and-more-water-and-more-often-flavoured\/","title":{"rendered":"The Dutch drink more and more water and more often flavoured."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Dutch drink more and more water and more often flavoured.<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><strong>The latest figures on water do not lie: the Dutch are drinking more and more water, and they are also increasingly finding flavoured water tastier.<\/strong><\/strong><br\/><strong><strong>That may be healthy, but not as good for the environment as bottled water. We have listed the figures for you.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n<div style=\"height:80px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text aligncenter is-stacked-on-mobile is-image-fill\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/DSC0160.jpg);background-position:50% 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/DSC0160.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11535 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/DSC0160.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/DSC0160-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/DSC0160-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/DSC0160-200x133.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"37-meer-water\">37% more water<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Dutch are increasingly opting for mineral water \u2013 with or without a flavor \u2013 as a healthy thirst quencher. Sales of the total category of water increased by <strong>37% between 2011 and 2019.<\/strong> The younger generations in particular indicate that they drink mineral water more often than two years ago. \u201cFlavored water\u201d has been on the rise since 2013 and is often seen as an alternative to soft drinks,\u201d the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fws.nl\/nieuws\/mineraalwater-en-%E2%80%98flavoured-water%E2%80%99-maken-opmars-drankensegment\">Dutch Association for Soft Drinks, Waters and Juices<\/a> (FWS) reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhere mineral water has been part of the daily groceries in many of our neighboring countries for many years, the Netherlands now also seems to have embraced flat, sparkling and \u2018flavored\u2019 water in a bottle or pack. Last year (2019) more than 451 million liters of mineral water and \u2018<strong>flavoured<\/strong>\u2018 water were sold. The year before that was even more (483 million liters) due to the extremely hot summer. \u201c<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text aligncenter has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center is-image-fill\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-right\" id=\"liever-kraanwater\">preferably tap water<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\">All that packaged water may be healthier than soda, but no better for the <strong>environment<\/strong>. A lot of transport and packaging material is involved, while in the Netherlands there is also water of great quality from the tap. Drinking tap water is therefore a lot more <a href=\"https:\/\/madeblue.org\/en\/why-is-locally-bottled-water-more-sustainable\/\">sustainable<\/a>, also for restaurants. \u201cMoreover, bottled water does not have to meet the strict requirements for tap water, laid down in the Water Supply Act. Tap water is therefore at least as healthy as bottled water.\u201d (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nu.nl\/eten-en-drinken\/6034722\/waarom-flessenwater-kopen-als-er-goedkoop-drinkwater-uit-de-kraan-komt.html\">Source<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\">But what about <strong>dangerous substances<\/strong> such as medicine residues in our tap water? \u201cIt is very well purified and, unlike in other countries, no chlorine is added,\u201d <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nu.nl\/eten-en-drinken\/6034722\/waarom-flessenwater-kopen-als-er-goedkoop-drinkwater-uit-de-kraan-komt.html\">says Nicole Nijhuis, toxicologist at knowledge institute KWR, on Nu.nl.<\/a><\/strong> \u201cThese are concentrations that do not pose a risk to human health. The concentration of paracetamol, for example, is so low that you would have to empty an Olympic swimming pool to get one paracetamol.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/Bruisend-water-in-glas-1024x683.jpg);background-position:50% 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/Bruisend-water-in-glas-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11733 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bruisend-water-in-glas-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bruisend-water-in-glas-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bruisend-water-in-glas-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bruisend-water-in-glas-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bruisend-water-in-glas.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:110px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center has-white-color has-lightgray-background-color has-text-color has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-blue-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:100px\">&#8220;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\">\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-black-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Tap water is 50 to 500 times cheaper and 30 to 1,300 times better for the environment than bottled water.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-black-color has-text-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nu.nl\/eten-en-drinken\/6034722\/waarom-flessenwater-kopen-als-er-goedkoop-drinkwater-uit-de-kraan-komt.html\">The Centre for Nutrition<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-blue-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:100px\">&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:80px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text aligncenter is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/MADE-BLUE-Fotos-Streetfoodclub-Fotograaf-Anne-Harteman-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13959 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/MADE-BLUE-Fotos-Streetfoodclub-Fotograaf-Anne-Harteman-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/MADE-BLUE-Fotos-Streetfoodclub-Fotograaf-Anne-Harteman-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/MADE-BLUE-Fotos-Streetfoodclub-Fotograaf-Anne-Harteman-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/MADE-BLUE-Fotos-Streetfoodclub-Fotograaf-Anne-Harteman-1-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/MADE-BLUE-Fotos-Streetfoodclub-Fotograaf-Anne-Harteman-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"bronwater-of-kraanwater\">Spring water or tap water<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Did you know that spring water is not a protected term? It is water from any source, which can also be the water supply. In fact, the quality requirements for tap water in the Netherlands are stricter than for spring water. And in Utrecht you are flushing the toilet with a well known brand of spring water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mineral water is a protected term. This may only come from a recognized mineral source of which the mineral composition is known. That doesn&#8217;t say anything about the quality, by the way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-7e5fce0a wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-ghost\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/madeblue.org\/en\/what-is-the-difference-between-mineral-water-and-spring-water\/\">Read more about this <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text aligncenter has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-right\" id=\"zelf-kraanwater-bottelen\">Bottle your own tap water<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><strong>M<\/strong>ade Blue offers hospitality entrepreneurs the opportunity to <a href=\"https:\/\/madeblue.org\/en\/water-dispensers\/\">tap their own water,<\/a> cooled, filtered and sparkling. That is sustainable, healthy and beneficial. Moreover, it is the perfect base for adding syrups or cold infuses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\">It is even possible to make <strong>mineral water<\/strong> with a water cooler connected to the water mains. By means of a special filter it is possible to add minerals to filtered tap water. In fact, you can decide for yourself which minerals should be in the water in what proportion. For this we work together with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aquablu.com\/nl\/\">Aquablu<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\">On top of all this, we always provide 1000 times as much clean drinking water in developing countries and that&#8217;s a story you can share.<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/Taphangers-zoom-in-2-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12081 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Taphangers-zoom-in-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Taphangers-zoom-in-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Taphangers-zoom-in-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Taphangers-zoom-in-2-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Taphangers-zoom-in-2.jpg 1493w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-blue-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d23441aef850859110a2059843545d81\">Clean drinking water for all<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-bb734a35c53617ac3e80cdc5f48cbe96\">More than 700 million people still don&#8217;t have access to safe water. <br\/>We are the Made Blue Foundation and our mission is clean drinking water for all. <br\/>Will you help us achieve our mission? There are more ways to do this than you might think.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-499968f5 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-secondary\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/madeblue.org\/en\/\">See how you can contribute<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text aligncenter is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/De-Pomp-3-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19525 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/De-Pomp-3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/De-Pomp-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/De-Pomp-3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/De-Pomp-3-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/De-Pomp-3.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"bronwater-of-kraanwater\">How much water should you drink?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>And if you drink water, with or without flavor, how much should you drink in a day to stay healthy? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can calculate that with this <a href=\"https:\/\/fitnessvolt.com\/water-intake-calculator\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">calculator<\/a> and you can read all about it in our article.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-7e5fce0a wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-ghost\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/madeblue.org\/en\/how-much-water-should-you-drink-per-day\/\">Read more about this <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text aligncenter has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-right\" id=\"bronwater-of-kraanwater\">Coffee and tea also contain water, right?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\">Do you prefer coffee or tea? Then you are indeed also consuming water, but also the side effects of these drinks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\">We investigated for you why water is better for your vitality than coffee and tea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-content-justification-right is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-ae2fe186 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-ghost\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/madeblue.org\/en\/why-water-is-better-for-your-vitality-than-coffee-and-tea\/\">Read the article<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/koffieenwater-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10817 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/koffieenwater-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/koffieenwater-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/koffieenwater-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/koffieenwater-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/koffieenwater.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-black-background-color has-background-dim-40 has-background-dim\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-30550\" alt=\"Smiling black african schoolboy drinking from a tap outside\" src=\"https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/AdobeStock_506064486-klein-gespiegeld.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/AdobeStock_506064486-klein-gespiegeld.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/AdobeStock_506064486-klein-gespiegeld-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/AdobeStock_506064486-klein-gespiegeld-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/AdobeStock_506064486-klein-gespiegeld-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/AdobeStock_506064486-klein-gespiegeld-200x133.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2883ae27ff3135e975df7631e101a9aa\">Contribute to our mission too<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4962b6484ed14208a948d678684b51f4\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700\">You can do so in more ways than you might think.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n\n<div id=\"statistics-block_ff9dcfa0ca941a617aea453b5923b8ba\" class=\"wp-block statistics aligncenter\">\n    <div class=\"blue-white-blocks\">\n        <div class=\"row  small-up-1 medium-up-1 xlarge-up-3 columns-3\">\n                                                <div class=\"column  default\">\n                        <div>\n                                                            <div class=\"icon-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Icoon doneer\" src=\"https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/127-MB-making-impact-FvdT-def.svg\"><\/div>\n                                                        <h4> <span class=\"counter\">Make tangible impact<\/span> <\/h4>\n                            <p><\/p>\n                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/madeblue.org\/en\/donate\/\" title=\"Donate water now\" >Donate water now<\/a>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"column  white-bg\">\n                        <div>\n                                                            <div class=\"icon-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"icon hotels\" src=\"https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/127-MB-hotels-FvdT-def.svg\"><\/div>\n                                                        <h4> <span class=\"counter\">Save water in your hotel<\/span> <\/h4>\n                            <p><\/p>\n                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/madeblue.org\/en\/water-in-hotels\/\" title=\"Calculate your savings right away\" >Calculate your savings right away<\/a>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"column  lightblue-bg\">\n                        <div>\n                                                            <div class=\"icon-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"icon restaurants\" src=\"https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/127-MB-restaurants-FvdT-def.svg\"><\/div>\n                                                        <h4> <span class=\"counter\">Serve local 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