Yankees Add Bottle-Refilling Stations At Stadium, In Partnership With Vapur

 

Yankee Stadium. Photo by Jason Schott.

The Yankees, in a partnership with Vapur and its Vapur Hydration Program, have spent the past two months adding 23 bottle-refilling stations on all levels of Yankee Stadium.

Vapur's unique "Anti-Bottles," which stand full and fold up when they're empty, will be available with Yankees-branding, and will be sold for $7.99 at Yankee Stadium team stores.

Yankees Senior Vice President of Stadium Operations Doug Behar said, "Sustainability efforts are always top of mind for the Yankees, and providing bottle-refilling stations will go a long way in minimizing the amount of single-use plastic containers. I can speak from experience when I say that using reusable water bottles quickly becomes habitual. We deeply appreciate Vapur for their guidance in securing these fountains and look forward to our guests enjoying this amenity in the Stadium this season and in the years to come." 

Where you can find the bottle-refilling stations on the concourses, adjacent to the following sections:

100 Field Level: 105, 106, 110, 114, 124, 130

200 Main Level: 201, 205, 214a, 220, 223, 232a

300 Terrace Level: 306 (2), 307, 311, 318, 324, 332b, 333

The goal of the Vapur Hydration Program is to make clean drinking water more readily available, and to reduce waste from single-plastic bottles. The program includes both Vapur refilling stations and their reusable "Anti-Bottle." This program has saved over 1 million single-use bottles from landfills since its launch in 2012. It is making an impact by reducing the staggering statistic that less than 20 percent of the billions of disposable bottles are recycled, with the vast majority ending up as plastic waste in landfills. 

Vapur Co-founder and Director Brent Reinke said, "Vapur is extremely excited to join with the Yankees in offering its refilling stations, which are manufactured by Elkay, and having the Vapur-Yankee co-branded flexible water bottles in Yankee Stadium."

21 more bottle-refilling stations will be installed throughout the off-season.