PDX is helping to keep plastic bottles in check

I loved being in the Portland, Oregon, airport last week and being able to refill my aluminum water bottle at this handy fountain.

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As most of us who carry our own bottles know, it can be rather messy to refill them at normal drinking fountains (and, having to be held at those awkward angles, they never seem to fill all the way, do they?).

This is the first time I’ve seen one of these nifty fountains (I know, I don’t get out much), but I hope to see many, many more in the future. Among the best things about it is seeing the real impact of using one’s own water bottle as opposed to buying yet another plastic one…

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