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Entrepreneurship at the University of Montana – Alex Chandler Receives Grant for Water Bottle Refilling Station

Alex Chandler, SoBA senior and Accounting/Finance double-major, pursued and received a $2,000 KRELF grant to fund two water bottle filling stations in the Gallagher Business Building. For his honors college thesis, Alex is tracking water bottle refilling behaviors before and after installation of the filling stations on the main floor and in the basement of SoBA.

Alex is doing research that makes a difference. His KRELF application highlighted the potential environmental impacts, Knowles Hall has saved approximately 1,100 water bottles in a few weeks. That is approximately 150 KG (330 lbs.) of plastic diverted from the landfill. The Gallagher Business Building has more daily users than Knowles Hall, so refill rates should be better. Alex hopes giving students better options to refill reusable bottles will reduce the University’s garbage footprint and encourage resource conservation.

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