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Re:91% of plastic isn't recycled (2018) by agotterer on Tuesday September 15, 2020 @11:14PM (#24489216)
The folks at Tap (https://findtap.com/) are trying to make it easier to refill a water bottle while your out and about or traveling. It doesn’t solve the problem globally, but it’s great to see companies trying to reduce plastic waste and make it easy and free/cheap to access clean water.
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Re:91% of plastic isn't recycled (2018) by jasonmp85 on Wednesday September 16, 2020 @12:11AM (#24489455)
Well, is it free or is it cheap?

The solution is called a water fountain and they should all be free.

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Re:91% of plastic isn't recycled (2018) by agotterer on Wednesday September 16, 2020 @08:51AM (#24492149)
In the end someone has to pay for it. Water fountains need maintenance and cleaning. I’ve seen quite a few public fountains I’d never drink from. Tap is interesting because it correctly aligns consumer incentives and maintenance costs.
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