What a success the Kansas City Heart Walk was! A few weeks ago, CardioTabs participated in the American Heart Associations’ annual Start Heart Walk. A special thanks to all of the participants. It was a great opportunity for us to raise donations and awareness against the number one killer in America: heart disease.
When it’s hot and you have walked four miles, the one thing you want most is water! Instead of handing out thousands of disposable bottles of water to passer-bys, which would be used once and then thrown away into a landfill, we decided to go with another option. We gave away thousands of reusable water bottles that could be used for many years. In addition to being reusable, we chose to go with bottles that can also be recycled. Typically water bottles are made using # 5 plastic; however, these are made with PETE # 1 plastic, which is one of the types of plastic that is accepted by most recycling centers. Reusable water bottles are a great solution to help reduce excess waste.
Kaylin Cook is the “Green Leader” at CardioTabs. She grew up in Boulder, Colorado, where she learned to be more aware of her environment. Some of her personal green efforts include recycling, replacing her light bulbs with energy efficient bulbs, buying biodegradable products, and using cloth grocery bags. Kaylin keeps busy by renovating a foreclosed house. She has found several ways to make her house environmentally friendly, such as using bamboo flooring and replacing old heating and cooling units. Kaylin is a student majoring in dietetics at the University of Central Missouri. She loves learning about nutrition and hopes to take her RD exam in the next few years.
