Reducing Plastic Bottle Waste

Use Fewer Plastic Bottles

Using a refillable water bottle can reduce the number of single-use bottles you use.

This example follows a student who uses one disposable bottle on each of five school days per week.

Question: How many bottles could this student avoid by switching to a refillable bottle?

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Small Habits Add Up

Assume the student uses 5 disposable bottles each week.

5 bottles × 16 weeks = 80 bottles per semester.

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Compare Two Routines

Assume every disposable bottle is replaced by a refill from a refillable bottle.

In this example, switching avoids 80 disposable bottles in one semester.

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What If 25 Students Switch?

If 25 students follow the same routine, the number of disposable bottles avoided becomes larger.

25 students × 80 bottles = 2,000 fewer disposable bottles.

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Bring a Refillable Bottle

A small change in a daily routine can reduce single-use bottle consumption.

Bring a refillable bottle and refill it instead of buying a disposable bottle on school days.

Example result: One student avoids 80 disposable bottles over 16 weeks. A group of 25 avoids 2,000.

These are example calculations, not survey results. Assumptions: 5 school days per week, 16 weeks per semester, and one disposable bottle replaced each day. This counts disposable bottles avoided; it does not measure the full environmental impact of either bottle type.

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