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TapIt Combines NYC Cafes to Form Water Bottle Refilling Network

by Caleb Johnson on July 30, 2009 at 06:29 AM


In this economy, people are coming up with some inventive ways to pinch pennies. Social network TapIt, which was created in 2008, is a group of cafes that partnered to offer free water to the thirsty public. Not only does clean water help folks save money (the site claims it saves users about $500 a year), but it also reduces waste by cutting down on the number of used plastic water bottles.

Fortunately, the retailers are easy to locate. All participating cafes display a TapIt sticker in the window, and you can easily browse the locations on a map the Web. Now, there's also an iPhone app that locates and maps partners near your current location.

Currently limited to New York City, TapIt sounds like a no-brainer, especially during the dog days of summer. It'd be fantastic to see this idea spread to other metropolitan areas, particularly down in the steamy South. [From TapIt, via Core 77]

Tags: bottled water, BottledWater, cafe, economy, environment, iphone, new york, NewYork, top, water

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