Considering that Americans reportedly bought a total of 31.2 billion liters of bottled water in 2006, that’s a lot of water we’re wasting: a sad irony, when millions of people in other countries have little or no access to water that’s safe for consumption and, according to the EPA, over 90 percent of water systems in the U.S. meet its standards for tap water quality.

Enter Hydros Bottle. By partnering with all-local manufacturers, Jay and Aakash are producing Hydros Bottle sustainably, with environmentally friendly materials: the bottle is BPA-free and resistant to chemicals and heat. It’s designed to be reused indefinitely, improving the taste of tap water and providing a better, more cost-effective alternative to water bottles made from petroleum and other chemicals that are potentially unsafe for reuse and require a significant amount of energy to recycle.

$1 from every bottle sold will help fund a water-infrastructure project in Gundom, Cameroon, and provide 2,000 gallons of water to a community in need.