The answer to that is a big, resounding…
NO
I saw this on my Facebook feed today: Texas Water in UT Tower-Shaped Bottle to Raise Millions for Academic Scholarships. This completely flies in the face of the school’s push for environmental stewardship. Also, this is just one of those things where being green will save green.
| Bottled water | Brita pitcher | Water filtration system | |
| Non-recurring costs* | None | Pitcher – $23 Water bottle – $10 |
System – $569.99 Water bottle – $10 |
| Recurring costs | $1/gallon | $24.69/240 gallons | $169.99/1,320 gallons |
* – For the Brita system, non-recurring cost includes the first 40 gallons of service. For the water filtration system, non-recurring cost includes the first 1,320 gallons of service.
Prices are approximate in the above table. For the home and dorm room settings, I think there is no excuse to be drinking bottled water.
From an artistic standpoint, I would find much more favorable a glass-etch scale model. It is surely not as flimsy as a water bottle, and it would not be blemished with this HUMONGOUS burnt orange H2Orange text splattered on one side.
Even as a UT alumni, I cannot support this. My donations will always be in cash, the form in which it is most beneficial to the organization and myself (in the form of a tax deduction).
