Pureez Office Water Cooler

Council pulls plug on office water coolers

"Although coolers have become a traditional place for office workers to exchange the latest gossip, a London council has deemed them - and bottled water - environmentally unfriendly and is insisting that staff switch to the tap variety instead.

Islington council believes it will save more than £8,000 a year on bottled water and thousands more on coolers after it agreed to stop paying for them.

The council, which says the move will reduce its carbon footprint, is now calling on the Greater London Authority and other London boroughs to follow suit."

Proof positive that bottled water is on its way out. It'll only be a matter of time before cities in the U.S. that want to reduce their carbon footprint (san fran, portland) go for similar regulations. And even if they don't, plenty of environmentally conscious companies will see removing their bottled water coolers as a way of showing their personal commitment to the green movement and eco-friendliness.

The article goes on to talk about how this might be the end of water cooler culture. That doesn't have to be the case; you can have a water cooler that conserves energy and is still pretty enough to gather around, and the pureez is just the bottleless water cooler for the job! Pureez makes a perfect office water cooler because it looks good anywhere and can give you steaming hot water anytime!