DrinkLocal Princeton

DrinkLocal Princeton Graham Turk and Dora Demszky

Why I got involved with DrinkLocal:

A movement to reduce plastic bottleusage in schools

About me

DrinkLocal Past Accomplishments• Over 180 filtered bottle filling stations on

campus:o Residential college dormso Athletic buildingso Academic & administrative buildings

• Freshmen receive water bottlesduring move-in

In-wall and tall spout filling stations

Our work this yearBuildings survey• previously, only some station locations were available per

building• verified exact locations of filling stations; full detailed list

available at sustain.princeton.edu/involved/drinklocal Awareness• labeled filling stations with “Filtered Water” stickers• attached “These come from trees” stickers to paper towel

dispensers in bathrooms and kitchens to reduce waste

DrinkLocal Survey Results8 questions about sustainability at Princeton (200+ responses)

• gauge awareness of filtered water filling stations• determine importance of DrinkLocal water bottles

Did you receive a bottle as a freshman? If yes, do you still have your bottle?

same as last year same as

last year

How frequently do you…Use other reusable water bottle?

18%

19%

21%

42%

69%

10%

5%

16%

Did you know there are more than 180 bottle filling stations on campus?

Did you know that the water is filtered?

41%

59%

68%

32%

Use a DrinkLocal water bottle?

-10% -10%

Would you be more likely to use the bottle filling stations if...

The stations were labeled “Filtered water”?

You had a detailed map of the station locations?

49%

39%

12%

58%

28%

14%

filtered water

same as last year

Help us decide how to best invest our resources to effectively promote sustainability on campus…

Reusable bottles ($12 each) are WORTH the investment and the University SHOULD continue to provide them to all freshmen:

88%

Reusable bottles ($12 each) are NOT WORTH the investment and the university SHOULD NOT continue to provide them to all freshmen:

12%

YesNo

same as last year

Some responses“They're worth the investment - even though not everyone uses them,

I still see a significant number being widely used around campus. The savings from even just one person using a reusable bottle rather than bottled water for their 4 years here are significant.”

“They would be even more worthwhile if students were more frequently reminded of the filtered water stations.”

“By handing them out to freshmen, it serves as a publicity act because more people will see these water bottles and it will become a norm to use them.”

Feedback on selling disposable plastic bottles

Should Princeton sell disposable bottled water?

No16%

43%

Yes

40%

Future Plans• Nassau Hall is getting new in-wall stations

• Awareness campaign and labeling stations more clearly

• Map of stations with building foorplans

How has my experience as a Drink Local intern influenced me?

• Understand impact of individual sustainable choices in a huge community