Fern School Single Serve Bottleless Water Trial
Fern School Single Serve Bottleless Water Trial
Primary Objective of the Trial
Learn if the sale of single serve bottle-less water using municipal water, which is filtered and chilled by a specialized vending machine, can be successfully implemented in the Toronto District School Board.
Please note students must supply their own water bottle to participate in this program. As part of our Eco school initiative refillable water bottles are available at a cost of $10.00 each. Order forms for bottles are available in the school office. The unofficial launch of this initiative will occur next Thursday March 11, 2010.
Goals of the Trial
1. Provide an alternative method of hydrating students through the use of filtered and chilled municipal water at a price which is cheaper than current bottled water options.
2. Learn about consumer acceptance of a healthy alternative to high sugar and aspartame sweetened drinks. We will provide filtered and chilled water ($0.50 per 500 ml) and flavoured water (from concentrate) at $1.00 per 500 ml.
3. Address the environmental concerns of single use plastic bottles which end up in land fill sites as consumers will provide their own refillable container.
4. Provide vending revenues to offset the capital and variable costs and reduce the impact of lost vending machine revenues.
Confirm Coincident Benefits
We would like to confirm the following coincident benefits during the trial.
1. Energy Savings: The EnviroPURE Vending Machine uses 90% less electricity compared to a standard 'Pop Vending Machine'. Watt meters will be employed at each machine to record electricity usage.
2. Water Savings: The EnviroPure Vending Machine uses 100% of the incoming water – there is 'zero waste water' compared to a conventional water fountain where as much as 80% of the water goes down the drain.
3. Solid Waste Disposal Costs: By reducing 'throw-away' plastic bottles, reduce the cost of collection and disposal of the empty bottles.
4. Environmental Footprint: Reduce the millions of barrels of oil that are currently going into the production and transportation of 'pre-bottled' water.
Leadership Role in the Community: Utilize innovative new Technology that provides healthy, 'environmentally friendly' beverages - at a fraction of the cost per drink.
Primary Objective of the Trial
Learn if the sale of single serve bottle-less water using municipal water, which is filtered and chilled by a specialized vending machine, can be successfully implemented in the Toronto District School Board.
Please note students must supply their own water bottle to participate in this program. As part of our Eco school initiative refillable water bottles are available at a cost of $10.00 each. Order forms for bottles are available in the school office. The unofficial launch of this initiative will occur next Thursday March 11, 2010.
Goals of the Trial
1. Provide an alternative method of hydrating students through the use of filtered and chilled municipal water at a price which is cheaper than current bottled water options.
2. Learn about consumer acceptance of a healthy alternative to high sugar and aspartame sweetened drinks. We will provide filtered and chilled water ($0.50 per 500 ml) and flavoured water (from concentrate) at $1.00 per 500 ml.
3. Address the environmental concerns of single use plastic bottles which end up in land fill sites as consumers will provide their own refillable container.
4. Provide vending revenues to offset the capital and variable costs and reduce the impact of lost vending machine revenues.
Confirm Coincident Benefits
We would like to confirm the following coincident benefits during the trial.
1. Energy Savings: The EnviroPURE Vending Machine uses 90% less electricity compared to a standard 'Pop Vending Machine'. Watt meters will be employed at each machine to record electricity usage.
2. Water Savings: The EnviroPure Vending Machine uses 100% of the incoming water – there is 'zero waste water' compared to a conventional water fountain where as much as 80% of the water goes down the drain.
3. Solid Waste Disposal Costs: By reducing 'throw-away' plastic bottles, reduce the cost of collection and disposal of the empty bottles.
4. Environmental Footprint: Reduce the millions of barrels of oil that are currently going into the production and transportation of 'pre-bottled' water.
Leadership Role in the Community: Utilize innovative new Technology that provides healthy, 'environmentally friendly' beverages - at a fraction of the cost per drink.