THE CHALLENGE In a quiet spot 30 miles outside the Chicago Loop sits Prairie State College. It’s not a big school, but they wanted to make a big push for sustainability. Then, at a nearby conference, coordinator Allessandra Cairo saw the Elkay ezH2O® bottle filling station. Her boss took one look, saw the potential and pounced. “It’s just a really easy way to say that we’re trying to do something, especially with limited funds and not being able to do a lot of large scale projects.” Prairie State College sustainability study THE SOLUTION The first ezH2O station hit Prairie State in January 2013. Four more joined it by April. They’ve caught on. The student government association has sponsored additional stations. Above each is a bamboo plaque calling out the positive impact. To spark

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