The winners of Fast Company’s 2021 World Changing Ideas Awards have been announced, honoring the businesses, policies, projects, and concepts that are actively engaged and deeply committed to pursuing innovation when it comes to solving health and climate crises, social injustice, or economic inequality.
No Dirty Earth’s Rugged Water has been awarded honorable mention. Rugged Water is an off-grid, portable water filtration system. The product supplies 1000-plus gallons per day in a contained and compact case weighing roughly 15 pounds. Offering users multi-stage filtration, the pre-filter works to remove sediments and extend the life of the second-stage filter. The NSF/ANSI 42 & 53 Certified – Made-in-the-USA No Dirty Water 0.2 Micron filter uses electro adsorptive media to remove iron, lead, microorganisms, trace pharmaceuticals, VOC’s and more, all while preserving beneficial minerals, correcting the pH, and maintaining a high flow rate. A fourth stage (Ultraviolet) option is available for even greater performance in attacking bacteria, viruses etc.
Rugged Water is 12 volts so users can opt to power its onboard pump from a small battery or solar panel, or connect it to pressurized water with no power hookup required.
“Today, over 60 percent of the population does not have access to clean water,” No Dirty Earth said in the announcement of its award. “Thus, the vision for clean water anywhere was born. 2.2 billion people lack access to safely managed drinking water services. The current technologies created to help the water crisis are oversized, expensive inventions that take teams of people to implement and are not scalable in developing nations. Also in the United States, with the increase of people looking to experience the outdoors following the pandemic, many people realize that their campsites’ water supply isn’t safe to drink and are therefore purchasing single-use plastic bottles.”
“Rugged Water was birthed out of seeing firsthand what it was like to not have healthy water and the negative outcomes it has on communities facing water insecurity. While we are excited about the current state of Rugged Water, the future is even more exciting as progressive brands, individuals and organizations embrace this revolutionary product. ‘Healthy Water, Healthy You, Healthy Earth’ … we are doing our part to make it happen,” said Joni Sztykiel, co-founder of No Dirty Earth.
No Dirty Earth is a startup of Created 2 C, founded by John and Joni Sztykiel. No Dirty Earth encompasses two brands, No Dirty Water and No Dirty Air.
