3. THE PROBLEM
Our community was founded in early 2017 in Bali - an island that tourism has impacted in
myriad ways. Over 5 million travellers visit Bali every year, staying in Bali for an average of 4
days. Tourists consume, on average, 2 litres of water each day. With each tourist using around
4 half-litre bottles a day, over 6 million disposable plastic bottles are used and discarded every
month in Bali alone. The lack of waste management systems means that these water bottles
end up in landfills, the ocean, or are burned which creates toxic fumes. It’s clear that the
problem needs to be tackled at the source by reducing the consumption of plastic water
bottles.
OUR SOLUTION
RefillMyBottle provides a simple solution to this complex problem. We have created a
network of RefillStations that are listed on an online map. Anyone can use these
RefillStations to refill their bottles as an alternative to buying water in single-use plastic
bottles.
We are a community of responsible travellers, conscious locals and mindful business owners
who take action against plastic waste.
Our goal is to reduce the number of single-use plastic bottles used unnecessarily, starting in
Indonesia.
Our mission is to:
Register local business as RefillStations, providing water for free or small fee
Convert traveler behavior from buying plastic bottles to refilling their bottles
Raise awareness of solutions to the plastic problem
4. THE COMMUNITY
REFILLERS
Responsible travellers and conscious locals -
anyone can be a Refiller by refilling instead of
using disposable plastic bottles.
AMBASSADORS
Volunteers coordinating RefillMyBottle on a
local level.
WATERIORS
Small team leading and developing RefillMyBot-
tle, building and maintaining tools to facilitate
connections among community members and
measuring impacts.
STATIONS
Mindful businesses who take action, providing
drinkable water to anyone who asks for it.
5. 5000+
225
RefillStations
Bali 107 Gili 81 Other 37
Liters of water given out by our
RefillStations every month
10,000+
10,000+ Plastic bottles saved
every month
325
App Downloads
140+/M
Website page views
1300+
followers on social media
We are
“WATERIORS”
Build and maintain the tools and materials that facilitate
the connection between RefillStations and Refillers (app,
website, guidelines, visual resources, marketing materials).
Recruit RefillStations and register them on the map.
Promote our community to Refillers and raise awareness
of solutions to the plastic problem.
Measure our impact on communities and the eco system.
We have so far succeed to build this project thanks to the love, support and hard work of
volunteers.
6. NEXT STEP
To make this
happen, we need
Reach 1000 Refillers
with the app
Implement a measuring
system through the app
Record the amount of refills in order to
measure the reduction of plastic waste
Grow the network to
1000 RefillStations
1ST
Month
6th
Month
1 Project Director
dedicated to RefillMyBottle
1 Part Time
Communication Officer
Website & app
development
Legal registration
Total
$18,000
($1500 x 12 months)
$6,000
($500 x 12 months)
$10,000
$6,000
$40,000
$USD
