Help me get rid of all plastic water bottles at my school?

Question

my dream at my school it to ban all plastic water bottles and i know that will be a challage but i am totally determined to do it... the thing is i need to find some kind of water despenser than will allow people to bring their own reusable water bottle, put money in the machine and give them a certain amout of water.... ya know like the coffee machines that give you just a cup of coffee after you put your money in.... has anyone heard of anything like that for water? i've been looking online with no luck.... please help me make my dream come true!

Answer 1

Great ideas come this way...keep going

Answer 2

Why can't they just get the water out of a tap for free? At my TAFE there was a water dispenser where you would push a lever and the water would pour down, you could just put your bottle or cup under it to fill it up. I think it had inline filters and a very simple system.

I am really proud of you for taking this step to get rid of the insane waste of plastic water bottles. Good luck.

Answer 3

If most of the schools, if not all of them, do this, it will be a great gain to reduce plastic use and energy and thereby help the environment.  The school administration and teaching staff should come together and work it out.  There could be a sterilising (or purifying) unit for water and then it could be distributed even free of charge for drinking.  There are such units in the market where the water passes through filters and a uv unit to make tap water safe for drinking.  

The parents and students also will have to be educated about this.

Answer 4

It would be great for you to attempt to recyle the plastic at your school.  I suggest you check your local county and state recycle sites for help in starting a school recycle program.  There are also some wonderful resources from the federal government; especially the environmental protection agency.

Try these sites for more info:

American Plastics Council  

1801 K Street, NW, Suite 701-L

Washington, DC 20006-1301

Phone: 800-2-HELP-90

Association of Postconsumer Plastic Recyclers

1300 Wilson Boulevard

Arlington, VA 22209

Phone: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

Container Recycling Institute

89 East Lake Shore Trail

Glastonbury, CT 06033

Phone: [phone]

Institute for Local Self-Reliance  

2425 18th Street, NW

Washington, DC 20009

Phone: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

National Association for PET Container Resources (NAPCOR)

PO Box 1327

Sonoma, CA 95476

Phone: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

National Recycling Coalition

1727 King Street, Suite 105

Alexandria, VA 22314-2720

Phone: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

Answer 5

That is a good idea but I think most people are lazy and wouldn't want to bring their own bottle or just don't care, but I'm sure some would.. maybe you can start by having a box to collect used water bottles to be recycled.  I read about a woman who did it at her workplace.