it’s hot in bangkok, and most people here (travelers and residents) buy drinking water in disposable plastic bottles. i’m always trying to encourage friends to use refillable bottles instead, but they don’t know where they can refill their bottles when they are out and about. we’ve just started this map and will be adding to it to make it a little easier to avoid single-use plastics.
https://goo.gl/maps/vu2NG8himYM2
what are others doing in their communities?
Hi @SuzanneN ,
I just wanted to let you know that it’s very good a idea and I also try to do the same with my friends where I’m living.
Luckily In Sofia, Bulgaria you can find some public water fountains around the city.
@FelipePK you are lucky to have such nice options! make a map and share it. 
@SuzanneN This is a great initiative. Thanks for sharing,
@SuzanneN , that is a very cool way to use Google Maps to help others in your community to find places to fill up their bottles with water!
I like your idea. @ErmesT @DavidTito @Julien44 @AlejandraMaria , check out Suzi’s clever way of creating a map in her city, Bangkok, of places where you can get free or minimally price water to fill up your reusable water bottle, instead of or purchasing one-time-use plastic water bottles.
Cheers,
Karen
I love the idea @SuzanneN , that I am supporting for at least two reasons:
I am actually mapping the water fountain / sources on my area, adding it on Google Maps
Thank you for tagging, @KarenVChin
@SuzanneN Very good idea, it will helps a lot for travellers
thanks @ErmesT , it’s not that easy to find drinking water here, so people really need help. we are also doing some other really great things here in bkk to reduce single-use plastics. it feels like an uphill battle at times but is gaining traction.
I know, @SuzanneN
it is an hard battle, but we love to fight
make sure to sign in here: Clean The World - CL18 Edition, the clean-up event that is part of Local Guides “Clean The World”
It will give you the ideas for starting one also in BKK
Ermes
I love this idea and thanks for making this @SuzanneN
@SuzanneN reading your post made me very happy! It’s always so good to read that many people actually care about our worlds plastic pollution problem! I started using a reusable bottle years ago. It’s so easy to avoid plastic bottles! I also always bring my own cutlery (I have it in a handbag or backpack) to avoid plastic cutlery!
Thanks so much for your post!
@MiaMaria me too! nowadays in my backpack i am carrying a refillable coffee cup, my fork and spoon, and a small metal thermos when i know i’ll be out at lunch, since much of the food people buy here is made on the street and packaged in plastic bags. i hand my thermos over and have the cook put directly into that, instead.
i also have discovered that many restaurants will happily put takeout food in your containers instead of their disposable ones. for that reason i often get takeout from places i can walk to. i guess it’s like things used to be before throw-away culture took over.
for maps, i try to note in my reviews when places i visit are making an effort to reduce waste. i think it matters to most consumers, as it should!
@SuzanneN wow! That’s awesome! You are so right!! Thanks for being so inspiring for us 
Very very interesting @SuzanneN ! I like the idea.
Thank you very much @KarenVChin for the tag :)))
I will start to think about it 
Good Morning from the South of Spain,
Alejandra.
Hi @SuzanneN ,
This is great idea and I love it!
Hi @KarenVChin ,
Thanks for tagging me
See you around
Jul
Thanks @SuzanneN for making this post. Also thanks @KarenVChin for show me this post thru your replies.
You’re doing great, Suzy! I just started to make a list of water refill stations around Luang Prabang, Laos, after I visited it last week. My friend just shown me an app named RefillMyBottle. I think it’s already spread it movement around capital cities in Southeast Asia.
so awesome to read about refillmybottle!! i hope you enjoyed luang prabang, too.
Good one. kuddos!!
My community has started this initiative recently in Salem,Tamil Nadu,India.
Where you can get some free water, coupons, and vouchers by feeding the machine with waste plastic water bottles.
This is a great initiative
