It all began with a water bottle.
I have been trying to drink more water and less soda. I would buy a water bottle at school, and refill it during the day. On my way out the door, I would dump it into the recycling bin.
I added up the cost of water bottles at the end of last September, and realized that I had spent over $30 on water bottles.
So, I began to look into my options. I can't carry glass into a classroom. The chances of it falling onto a floor, shattering, and injuring a child are pretty high. I'm not a fan of stainless steel - the mouths are very narrow, I can't get ice cubes inside, and I don't like the taste of water that has been in metal for any length of time. That left me with plastic. And so began my search for a BPA free water bottle. I finally found one with a flip top lid, and a colorful enough design that I wouldn't forget it at the end of a day of subbing.
I've been using this bottle for almost a full year. I've saved well over $300 on water bottles since then.
Yesterday, I had my greatest Ah-Hah! moment yet. I found out that I can take my empty water bottle through security in the airport, and then fill it in the water fountain before I get on the airplane. I looked at the price of water bottles in the airport after I went through security - $3.50. That is more than I paid for this bottle!
Good for the planet, good for my wallet. My water bottle is keeping plastic out of the landfill. Plastic that is made from an oil by-product. An oil by-product that costs more to produce than any of us realize.
Do you have a reusable water bottle?
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