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from the landfill as well as how much money
members have saved by avoiding buying
bottled water, helping reinforce their positive
behavior.
“Reefill”s pilot program has been a huge
success and we have gotten great feedback
from our users who let us know that they are
eager to see a citywide network,” said Reefill
Co-founder and CEO Jason Pessel. “We are
ready to make that a reality and help as many
people as possible ditch bottled water.”
There are many ways to contribute to the
Reefill campaign. Supporters who help Reefill
expand the network with just $19 will get a
one-year membership to the service. $39 will
get you an insulated stainless steel Reefill
bottle and one-year membership. Support of
$199 will get you a lifetime subscription and a
Reefill bottle. For the duration of each Reefill
membership purchased, Reefill will provide
someone in the developing world with access
to safe water via their partnership with Water.
org (http://water.org).
For those looking for even bigger
opportunities to help Reefill expand, $1000
will allow you to sponsor a new Reefill station,
choose the New York City neighborhood it
is installed in and get your name featured on
it. If the campaign passes $500,000 in total
pledges, Reefill will expand to a new city
beyond New York.
Engineers Invent Toilet Water Reducer
While energy efficiency continues to be a
priority with appliance manufacturers, until
now there has been no easy way to reduce
the amount of water consumed when toilets
are flushed. Fortunately, an inventor from
Columbus, Ohio, has been able to fill that void.
He developed a prototype for WATER SAVER
to save up to one pint of water per flush on any
toilet. As such, it not only reduces water bills
but is effective, durable and environmentally
friendly. At the same time, this invention
is convenient, easy to install and use and
affordably priced. Other appealing features
include its adaptability for use in most typical
toilets and its simple design that minimizes
production costs.
The inventor”s previous work experience
inspired the idea. “As a retired plumber, I was
concerned about all the water that is wasted
flushing toilets,” he said, “so my motivation for
this invention was to conserve water.”
The original design was submitted to the
Columbus office of InventHelp. It is currently
avail