Go Green with Red Bottles

Posted on May 28, 2008 by S Running
Culture, Design

When new employees join our company, they are presented with the expected array of health benefits, 401(k) plan, vacation, and so forth. However, one special benefit we give everyone is their very own red water bottle from Camelbak. We realized that we were going through as many as 30 cases of bottled water per month (we drink a lot), so we decided to install a water bubbler to replace all the individual bottles. Instead of creating a trash can full of disposable plastic cups, we outfitted the whole team with stylish, personal bottles. Everyone decorates their bottle so they can tell it apart (silver sharpie is a popular inscription tool). We figure this saves as much as 10,000 bottles worth of plastic per year. If only there was a way to get Snickers without the packaging…

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