{"id":218,"date":"2013-03-28T15:52:53","date_gmt":"2013-03-28T15:52:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bulletinbottle.com\/blog\/?p=218"},"modified":"2025-07-01T17:24:54","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T17:24:54","slug":"high-school-group-promotes-reusable-water-bottles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bulletinbottle.com\/blog\/high-school-group-promotes-reusable-water-bottles\/","title":{"rendered":"High School Group Fights for Less Waste, More Reusable Water Bottles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bulletinbottle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/water_bottle_fill_station.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-219\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bulletinbottle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/water_bottle_fill_station.jpg\" alt=\"water_bottle_fill_station\" width=\"360\" height=\"684\" \/><\/a>A group of 30 high school students in Kentucky banned together with some impressive allies to install reusable water bottle refilling stations in area high schools.<\/p>\n<p>The Bluegrass Youth Sustainability Council secured funding from Kentucky American Water and the FCPS Child Nutrition Department, and has been instrumental in replacing two water fountains at each school with the fill stations. The stations are located in the school cafeterias and in a second, high-traffic, location. They group is also encouraging students to bring reusable water bottles to school to reduce plastic waste in landfills.<\/p>\n<p>After the first week of use, more than 3,600 reusable bottles were filled throughout five high schools, and usage has been increasing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A group of 30 high school students in Kentucky banned together with some impressive allies to install reusable water bottle refilling stations in area high schools. 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