Water Bottles & Profitability
By Jenn (TinyChoices.com) | January 28, 2010
I was walking past a colleague’s desk today when I noticed a pretty blue Klean Kanteen water bottle
on her desk. Of couse I was psyched! and I complimented her on it. She laughed and was happy I’d noticed– not surprisingly, we’d talked previously about bottled water and water bottles and reusable bottles and all of that good stuff. We talked about how it really does take time for a new habit to become a seamless part of ones’ life, and how it’s ok if you forget it here and there, and how that’s part of the remembering process.
And then she told me that the main reason she bought it was because of the expense of bottled water– even if it’s sold for only $1 in her neighborhood bodegas, well, that’s still $1 per day! And for a woman who just bought her own apartment in Manhattan, those every one of her dollars are important. So she marked on the calendar the day when her new bottle would become profitable! Which is so awesome! What a nice, tangible way to understand how this single choice will make an actual difference in her life.
We’ve talked before about how so many green choices are also money-saving choices, and money-saving choices often turn out to be green ones. It doesn’t matter which angle it’s approached from– saving money is a good thing, and if it turns out to also be a good eco-choice at the same time, well then bully all around.
What’s your latest new green habit, and what was your reason for implementing it?
[Image by Robert Couse-Baker via Creative Commons]
Topics: Waste | 2 Comments »
I did a bog post about bottled water and environmental accounting here:( http://knit-amigurumi.blogspot.com/2009/03/price-of-being-environmentally-friendly.html )
I love environmental accounting – money, conversions, putting a price on things that aren’t normally priced. I’m so happy it’s such a huge part of my major :)
I love that idea so much I’m going to use it on my site! How simple. It pretty much breaks it down to the basics!