University Of Iowa Student Develops Environmentally Friendly Water Vending Machine
A new environmentally friendly water vending machine has been installed in the Pappajohn Business Building ( PBB ) at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Ia. The machine, called the Thirst Station, dispenses filtered, chilled water directly into a customer’s own water bottle or cup.
The idea for the Thirst Station came from Solon resident Gretchen Swan, who attended the FastTrac entrepreneurial training program at the UI. Swan was concerned about the proliferation of single-use plastic water bottles and worked to find a vending machine that would fill water bottles and cups. The machine will be tested on a pilot basis in PBB to see if people find value in the service.
“My aim is to educate and motivate people who are choosing bottled water on a regular basis as to why changing how they drink water can make a difference. It’s my hope that more people will use reusable bottles,” Swan said in a prepared statement. “With the Thirst Station, your thirst is quenched and there’s no trash hangover.”
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