How can you stop water bottle pollution?

Answer 1

One way to reduce bottle pollution at workplaces is to install "bottleless water coolers." This would have two impacts: First, the need to purchase water delivered by truck and taking up storage space is eliminated. Second, these units produce good-tasting water, so people can fill their own water bottles instead of buying disposable bottles. I have compared these units with ordinary water coolers, and found that they can pay for themselves within from one to two-and-a-half years, depending on how much water is used. -- D. Vaccari, Prof. of Environmental Engineering, Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ.