12 July, 2018 While the Bottle Bill may not have passed in Massachusetts this election, it’s wonderfully comforting to know that plastic is being saved all over the state through a variety of smaller, grassroots initiatives. Recently, we covered Melrose Middle School...

  11 July, 2018   This post is sponsored by Elkay.   In a recent Gallup Poll, it was estimated that 63% of Americans worry a “great deal” about the safety of their drinking water. Why is this concern so high? The most likely reason is the impact caused by the lead in...

11   JULY, 2018 “Lead is dangerous for children even in low levels and can permanently harm their developing brains and nervous systems.” The crisis in Flint, Michigan has shined a spotlight on the public health hazards of lead in drinking water. Pressure has been...

Recently, there has been an uptick in the number of schools discovering elevated lead levels in their drinking water. In response, many are learning that filtered bottle filling stations can be an effective, efficient, and affordable way to restore safe...

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11 July, 2018 In the wake of the Flint, Michigan water crisis, many of the country’s public school systems have begun testing their own water for lead, either because of new state regulations requiring them to do so, or simply to be proactive. With elevated levels of...