b'36 MSPCONCESSIONSWater, Water Everywhere atMinneapolis-St. Paul Intl, and Its FreeBY NICOLE NELSONAs sustainability manager for theare aware of them, have access to em and FACTS&FIGURESMetropolitan Airports Commission,have a positive experience with em, she Project: New Water Bottle Refill StationsEmmy Waldhart spends a lot of timesays with spirit and pluck. Location: Minneapolis-St. Paul Intl Airport, in MN and effort thinking about decreasing waste, including how to help guests and airport staffSustainable SynergiesAirport Authority: Metropolitan Airportsfill their reusable water bottles at Minneapolis- Anne Saxton, Commission St. Paul International Airport (MSP).interim director of Objectives: Decrease waste from plastic single-useConcessions and water bottles; promote locally based filter manufacturer For instance, Waldhart knows that Dispensing Units: 10 HydroStations, from HOPEapproximately 7 million water bottles wereBusiness Development Hydration filled there last year through the use of 80for the Metropolitan various water dispensing units installed overAirports Commission, Size of Each: 80 x 48, with 55 display screenshares Waldharts Water Filtration System: Everpure from Pentairthe course of several years. And while that tally is impressive, its logical to expect evenenthusiasm for the topic.ANNE SAXTONWater Solutions Saxton advanced the Project Partner/Sponsor: Water Solutions more bottles will be filled at MSP in 2024, thanks to 10 eye-catching refill stationscommercial side of the MSPs environmental Partnership Agreement: $525,000 investment;subbed in earlier this year through a newefforts by striking up a strategic partnership 3-yr. term partnership with a locally founded company. program with Pentair, a global businessStations Installed: July 2024 with its main U.S. office in a nearby Obviously with sustainability, it is all aboutMinneapolis suburb.Related Infrastructure: 70 water bottle refillreuse and recycle. So refill stations are a big stations from various manufacturers, including Elkay priority for us in making sure that passengersThe company creates products that Estimated Impact: Eliminates about 600 lbs. ofhelp people move, improve and enjoy waste from plastic single-use water bottles every dayNovember | December 2024AirportImprovement.com'