Wednesday, February 13, 2013

GOING GREEN:RECYCLABLE WATER BOTTLES


HAVE YOU EVER NOTED THE VIEW OF SOME  BASEBALL DUGOUT  UPON THE CONCLUSION OF A GAME???
REALLY ANY ATHLETIC ENDEAVOR , AFTER THE GAME AND NOTED THE PLASTIC CARNAGE  WHICH IS LEFT BEHIND IN THE FORM OF DISCARDED WATER BOTTLES??
HUNDREDS AND THOUSANDS OF DISCARDED WATER BOTTLES ...WOW!!!!!!

PERSONALLY, IV'E TAKEN UNDER CONSIDERATION LATELY, AS TO WHETHER THE BOTTLES COULD BE RE-USED . I HAVE MADE A HABIT OF KEEPING A DISCARDED BOTTLE IN THE TRUNK OF MY VEHICLE, THE MOTIVATION FOR THIS ACTION BEING PROGRAMMING VIEWED ON THE DISCOVERY CHANNEL IN THE FORM OF THE SHOWS "|DUAL SURVIVOR", "SURVIVOR" AND "MAN VERSUS THE WILD".

NOW BACK TO BASEBALL.......
FOR EVERY DISCARDED BOTTLE PER THE BASEBALL STADIUM AND SPECIFICALLY FOR EVERY DISCARDED BOTTLE PER A MLB DUGOUT, WHAT IF THE BOTTLES COULD BE SUPER-CLEANED WITH HOT WATER AND REPACKAGED WITH EVEN BETTER WATER THAN WHAT ORIGINALLY WAS INSIDE THE BOTTLE???

FOR DUGOUT BOTTLES, IF THERE WAS A MARKING UPON THE BOTTLE WHICH WAS TRACEABLE TO A SPECIFIC PLAYER,THAT BOTTLE COULD TAKE ON CONSIDERABLE WORTH FROM A BASEBALL COLLECTABLE PERSPECTIVE.

IF ONE VIEWS THE ENVIRONMENTAL STATISTICS PER PLASTIC WATER BOTTLES, THE TIME HAS COME TO CONSIDER A WAY TO RE-USE OR RECYCLE WATER BOTTLES.

MCBASEBALLCAFE/WIBBYSPORT STEPS TO THE FORE-FRONT PER THE CARRYING OUT OF THIS ENDEAVOR.  OKAY....FROM A BASEBALL PERSPECTIVE.....THE SCENARIO HAS BEEN LAID FOR THE  REUSE OF PLASTIC WATER BOTTLES.   NOW THE QUESTION IS WHO WILL RE-BOTTLE THE WATER, WHAT ARE THE PROPOSED THE LOGISTICS???   THE AUTHOR OF THIS ARTICLE/BLOG SHALL STEP FORWARD AND ASSUME THE ROLE OF THE SUPERHERO.

COLLECTED BOTTLES FROM INDIVIDUALS WHO WOULD LIKE TO REUSE THEM AND REFILL THEM WITH DRINKING WATER SHOULD FORWARD THEM TO THE AUTHOR.  MY ADDRESS SHALL BE GIVEN LATER.
OF COURSE A RETURN ADDRESS SHOULD BE INCLUDED. BOX THE BOTTLES UPWARDS TO A MAX OF 20 PER INDIVIDUAL FOR RE-FILLING.  WE WILL DISCUSS PRICING A LITTLE LATER.  UPON RECEIPT OF THE BOTTLES I WILL SUPER-CLEAN THEM IS BOILING WATER AND DRY THEM AND RECAP. BY THE WAY...ALL BOTTLES COLLECTED NEED TO HAVE A TOP/CAP  WITH THEM .   IF YOU WANT TO MAKE A HOME-MADE LABEL FOR ID PURPOSES THAT WOULD BE FINE..I WILL NOT TO DESTROY YOUR LABEL DURING THE WASHING PROCESS.

UPON WASHING AND DRYING THE BOTTLES SHALL BE REFILLED FROM A NATURAL UNDERGROUND WATER SIGHT THAT HAS BEEN LOCATED IN SOUTH CAROLINA. EACH BOTTLE SHALL BE TAGGED PER THE DATE IT WAS WASHED AND REFILLED.  TOPS SHALL BE TAPED AND BOXES AND OR BOTTLES SHIPPED BACK TO  THE CUSTOMER FOR DELIVERY (CHARGE ON DELIVERY)  BY UPS OR FEDEX TWO DAY GROUND DELIVERY. 
FROM RECEIPT OF BOTTLES BY THE AUTHOR AND NOTIFICATION OF RECEIPT OF YOUR BOTTLES BY EMAIL,
YOU SHOULD ALLOW 10 DAYS MAX FOR DELIVERY BACK TO YOU.

OKAY LET'S SORT OF BULLET-POINT OUT THE PROPOSED PROCESS.

(A).......BOTTLES RECEIVED 

(B) ...BOTTLES SUPERCLEANED

(C)....BOTTLES FILLED WITH NATURAL WATER FROM UNDERGROUND SOURCE

(D)....BOTTLES SECURED AND TAGGED PER BILL OF LAIDING

(E).....BOTTLES RESHIPPED TO SENDER

THE AFORE-MENTIONED IS MY HUMBLE PROPOSAL

PRICING ............$1.33 PER BOTTLE  OR $10.00 FOR TEN BOTTLES OR $1.00 PER BOTTLE FOR UPWARDS TO 20 TO 24 BOTTLES

SHIPPING SHALL BE PAID BY THE CUSTOMER.

SIGNATURE ADD-INS SHALL ALSO BE FORTHCOMING  AS THE PROCESS IS SMOOTHED OUT.

AGAIN, THIS IS MY HUMBLE PROPOSAL.


http://www.hydrosbottle.com/the-real-cost-of-bottled-water

http://www.pacinst.org/topics/water_and_sustainability/bottled_water/bottled_water_and_energy.html

http://www.nrdc.org/water/drinking/bw/bwinx.asp