Water Bottle Inventor: Hemp Is the Answer
New water bottle won awards for student.
Morris Township native JD Leadam is seeking funding for an invention designed to replace disposable plastic water bottles. The Hemp Bottle is made from the most durable natural fiber on earth, Leadam said. Leadam is seeking $15,000 in funding for testing plastic compositions and designing and manufacturing a mold for his product. He has 62 backers already and eight days to go on his campaign for $8,500 of the funding on Kickstarter.com. He said he has resources at his school, San Jose State University in California, to design and tool the plastic mold once the funding is in place. He also has resources to test for the best hemp plastic composition for the bottle. Hemp was a logical choice for a replacement for the non-biodegradable plastic…
Jill Anderson
5:02 pm on Thursday, February 9, 2012
Great concept and I'm kicking in on this. I hope your Morristown area readers help JD reach his funding goal. He's even promising a bottle and packaging credits based on the pledge amount via kickstarter.com. more ›