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One of the unsolved problems in Indonesia until this era is waste problems. Indonesia produces 187.2 million tons of plastic waste. The community is still lacking in the awareness about this problem. This research aims to discover how aware are the college students in using tumblr water bottle as an effort to reduce the use of plastic bottle. Method used in this research is quantitative approach with data collection method using questionnaire which include 8 questions. The sample used in this research is 50 students of Faculty of Science and Technology which consist of 8 different majors and 4 different year classes. 70% of the respondents are students from Environental Engeneering major, with also 70% respondents are students from class of 2017. From the survey data, 58% students bring tumblr water bottle to the campus, but they are still buying drinks in a plastic packaging for the bottle refill. Only 18% students that chose not to buy drink in plastic bottle. Average of the students buy approximately 1-2 drink in plastic packaging per day even though they already bring tumblr water bottle. 96% students already know the effects of plastic waste and 90% students already have the willing to reduce plastic bottle waste.