Refill America Traveling Water Bottles
August 26, 2009 by Peggy Rowland
Filed under Home & Living
Nalgene, makers of BPA-free water bottles that are manufactured in the US, have launched a fun national experiment in honor of America’s ingenuity, love of adventure and resilient spirit.
It’s called Refill America. Nalgene created seven unique, numbered water bottles for the project: Freedom, Life (pictured), Pursuit of Happiness, Justice, Independence, Pride and Liberty.
Nalgene chose seven original bottle carriers from the company’s Facebook page to start off the project. The bottles will be quickly passed along to other travelers, and every bottle carrier can submit a photo of the bottle in a special setting with a brief story about why the location is special to that person.
If you come across one of these bottles, you’ll find directions on how to submit a photo or story printed on the water bottle. Refill America will last until December 31, 2009. After that time, one lucky traveler who passed along a bottle and submitted a story and photo will receive a $5,000 travel voucher. Nalgene employees will chose the winner based on the photos and stories from the bottle that received the most submissions. That means if you get a bottle, you should pass it along quickly!
To track the progress of the bottles across America, visit www.refillamerica.org. As I write this, the bottles may be found anywhere from Boulder, CO to Chicago, IL.
(Image via Refill America)
Thanks for the link love – this is one nutty contest. I like it though. If I find one I’m mailing it to you
emissions be damned. But you’ll have to tell a good story!
Wow, what an interesting and innovative idea. This is really neat and something that I have never heard of before. I wish that I traveled more so I could be part of this project.