Meanwhile, back  in the States…In the week prior to SIWW, Black & Veatch Water partiipated in AWWA’s ACE09 in San Diego, California, at which we have hosted a dinner for many years. This year, the dinner featured some incredible centerpieces made from discarded water bottles.

Frances Baszta, Angela Blann and Dena Buzalas from the B&V Water Creative Services team shared these photos from the recent event of showing the one-of-a-kind centerpieces uplit with tiny LED lights.

Each guest was invited to take one of the blooms home to, as the program states, “remind each of us to both avoid activities that create unnecessary waste, and to see beautiful new possibilities in recycling and re-use.” Which one guest really took to heart–after seeing them at this event, he’s pursuing something similar for his daughter’s upcoming wedding.

While this sort of thing does not seriously impact the huge tide of trash caused by bottled water, it does help us keep the issue top of mind, not to mention put a little delight in our day! Hmmm, does anyone know the water impact of cut flowers?