The Hydro Flask Water Bottle Brings People Together to Help The Earth
By: Jackie Nguyen
Staff Writer
The Hydro Flask provides an affordable and efficient way to drink fluids on the go, and support environmentalism.
The Hydro Flask was invented in 2009 by the company Steel Technology LLC in Bend, Oregon. Since then the water bottle has dominated the industry, using high-quality temperature-sealing technology, and also using some of its profits to support environmentalist projects. Tag lines such as “save the turtles” have given the company good press and their simple but unique logo can be seen in almost any store that carries sports or camping gear.
“Our mission is to enhance and protect, through preservation and conservation, endangered and threatened sea turtle species and their habitat in the Florida Keys,” the company said.
The actions that Steel Technology makes are for saving our planet from litter and garbage disposal in the ocean. Students and staff at Green River have shown their support for the company’s environmental work.
“I got it because my teammates had it and I felt left out, bringing plastic water bottles [and] they were calling me broke [so I] just needed to change up my life. I felt like a whole new chick bustin,” said Fatima Katembo, a freshman here.
Katembo finally got a Hydro Flask after her friends told her about the bottle’s temperature-sealing ability and positive effect on the environment. Since then, she has not been wasting water bottles like she used to. “Every practice I would bring 3 water bottles because I really needed water. I always hydrate and within the day I would have 2-3 also. So basically 6 a day. Woah this is too many bottles”, Katembo said.
Ever since her switch to an aluminum bottle, she has not been wasting nearly as many plastic bottles as she was before. Another student had a similar occurrence with obtaining a hydro flask. Alessandra Lumauig, a nursing student at the college said, “I’m a big water drinker and I needed to keep my water cool and also for the hype.”
Lumauig appreciates how portable this water bottle is for long days strolling from class to class all around campus. Then we ask them what size they thought was the best Karembo said “[I have the] 40 oz and if you have more advanced [sports, such as] wrestling then a 64 oz would be better,”. Lumauig also said “I like a 42 oz but I have to keep refilling it but it’s okay because bigger sizes are too heavy.”
While customers may have different preferences on their Hydro Flask size, there is also a variety of colors to choose from. Some people also like to customize their bottles with different stickers to show off their various passions and tastes. Karembo admonishes those who wish to decorate their Hydro Flask with the fact that some stickers are not always dishwasher-safe.
“Get a sticker from Red Bubble and not Amazon because they will be messed up,” Karembo said. Lumauig had the unfortunate experience of getting cheaper stickers and from it learned a valuable lesson. “I actually had decorations before but once I put them in the dishwasher they fell off,” she said.
Hydro Flasks provide a unique way to promote saving the environment, and their customers have built communities that share this passion of saving the earth by reducing their use of plastic water bottles and making the switch to aluminum bottles.
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