Our Story

From a college insight to a smarter way to hydrate, bringing convenience and sustainability together.

Drop Water was founded in 2013 because the beverage industry hadn’t evolved in decades, and it desperately needed to. While studying industrial technology and packaging at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, our CEO Scott Edwards saw the inefficiency and waste of single-use bottled drinks firsthand. He envisioned a better system: smart refill stations that deliver fresh, customizable hydration, while dramatically reducing plastic waste. After more than 10 years of relentless engineering and real-world testing, the Drop Refill is bringing sustainable hydration to offices, gyms, airports and more.

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Our Values

Innovation and sustainability - just a few of the pillars we’ve founded our company around.

What started as a senior project prototype at Cal Poly has grown into a complete solution that brings sustainability into a market long overdue for change. We’ve poured over a decade into perfecting machines that people actually love to use; reliable, great-tasting, and designed for high-traffic locations where you live, work, and play. Today, Drop Refill stations are helping offices, airports, private clubs, and gyms eliminate single-use plastic one refill at a time. Over 1 million sustainable beverages created — and counting. Every Drop refill means one less plastic bottle produced, transported, and thrown away. We’re proving that convenience and conscience can go hand in hand.

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