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Notonlydoestheaseofplasticwaterbottleshurtyourwallet,italsoincreasespollution

andwastesenergyandwater.Only23%ofallplasticinAmericaendsupinarecyclingbin,

meaningover$1billionworthofplasticistreatedasrubbishayear.ecently,Skippingocks

LabhasinventedakindofwaterbottlecalledOoho.

Itisaconvenient,clearwaterbottlethatcaneitherbedrunkoreaten,lbdrinkit,youcan

eitherpeeloffthemembrane(薄膜)ortearaholeinthemembranewithyourteethtopourthe

waterintoyourmouth.Toeatit,yousimplyputthewholehottieinyourmouth.Oneproblemthe

scientistshaverunintoishowtoshiplotsofOohohubbieswithoutarrivingwithaverywettruck.

However,theyhaveattemptedtopackageunitsofindividualbubblestogetherinsidealargerand

thickermembrane.Itistargetinglargeoutdooreventssuchasmarathons,musicfestivals,and

sportingevents,wheretonsofplasticbottlesareused,andfrequentlyleftbehindaslitter.Andtoo

muchplasticissuretodoharmtotheenvironment,whichcouldaccountfortheirpurposeofsuch

anewinvention.

Theteamhasbeenworkingforthepasttwoyearstodevelopthetechnologyandmaterials

neededtoproduceOoho;(heyhaverecentlyappliedfbrapatentfortheirnewadvancementThe

priceforanindividualbubbleoraunitofbubbleshasnotbeensetyet,buttheycostabout(wo

centstocreateaunit,whichischeaperthanplasticbottles.IthasappearedateventsinLondon,

SanFrancisco,Boston,atconferences,festivals,andsoon.

Oohoiscatchingmanypeop