At IU, they sell Nalgene bottles for 4 bucks a pop for the dining facilities. You can fill them to the top at the soda machines and only pay 35 cents for a drink (for a 32 oz cup it's like 2 bucks). Not only do you save money, but less cups are used, therefore less pollution and more trees saved. The best thing is, the bottles say "I give a sh*t"! They're great! Do any other schools/orginizations do a similar thing? I hope this idea spreads across the country! Peace and love
They are only $8 at REI, so to forego a logo (and slap on my own thanks) I'll go to my co-op (REI is a co-op venture) and pick one up. I find I (actually my son, water is all I put in the nalgene) can ask for the cost of a 16 or 32 oz refill and answers range from 'Don't worry about it' to 50 cents. Ok, because this is a nagene thread and I have been hammered by RMAD (Rocky Mountain Animal Defense) promoting GSI bottles, here is why I have a Nalgene: background on why a bottle would be an AR debate. Lexan, the plastics company that makes Nalgene, also makes cages for labs. Lexan IS a lab supply company. That's the real reason the bottles are calibrated. The fact that people liked the measuring lines was gravy. I beleive they developed this particular polycarbonate. AR folks who take up this issue will suggest GSI, which does not directly make cages as an alternative. I buy as local as I can. Lexan makes Nalgene in the United States. GSI is made of American material shipped to PR China and made into the bottles and shipped back. Let's assume a short route: Hong Kong Harbour to Seattle. Most likely, the ships will also go to NYC, though That's 6,483 miles minimum, plus shipping inland, each way, so the minimum distance the plastic travels is in excess of 12,000 miles. This is not ecologically reasonable for a new item. btw, I work with a recent Indiana grad.
I know a guy who, as a sideline to his sound re-enforcement buisness, travels to festivals selling recycled stainless steel water bottles. (No, I couldn't find a link) The resources invested in almost any reuseables are better than the single use devices. (BTW, Nalgene bottles with the UC Davis logo cost about $15)
