Legislative Action
UK: British government to stop drinking bottled water
Posted: March 7, 2008Canadian Press. -
LONDON — The British government will be taking it from the tap starting this summer.
Prime Minister Gordon Brown's government will phase out bottled water in all of its departments.
Cabinet Secretary Sir Gus O'Donnell says the switch is one step in a bigger program to make all government departments more green and sustainable.
The Cabinet office says three departments have already been serving tap water at their meetings.
Tap water uses 300 times less energy than the production of bottled water and cuts out bottle waste.
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JOIN THE BOTTLED WATER FREE ZONES CAMPAIGN
Create a bottled water free zone in your classroom, student union, workplace, union local, community centre, City Hall buildings, environmental social justice or faith based group, and more! click here to find out how you can participate in the campaign - Read more
LAUNCH OF THE CAMPUS BOTTLED WATER FREE ZONES CAMPAIGN FOR WORLD WATER DAY
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November 21st campus day of action update and results
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Ottawa Water Study Action Group - next meeting May 27
OWSAG is working on a campaign to encourage Ottawa City Council to stop supporting the bottled water industry and rather, encourage the consumption of tap water. Sign a support letter at here.
Next OWSAG meeting is Tuesday May 27, 12:00, 180 Metcalfe St. Suite 500, Ottawa.
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Community Organizing Package This package outlines some useful ideas and tools for building a campaign challenging the bottled water industry in Canada. Click here
Letter to Canadian Mayors Click here to download a copy of the letter Polaris Institute sent to 28 Canadian Mayors encouraging them to reconsider municipal expenditures on bottled water
San Francisco Executive Directive Use this example in a campaign to encourage your local government to ban bottled water. Click here for a copy
Student awareness to action kit PART 1
A tool kit to challenge the bottled water industry and beverage exclusivtity contracts at school and on campus
Find part 1 of the kit here
A tool kit to challenge the bottled water industry and beverage exclusivtity contracts at school and on campus
Find part 1 of the kit here
Utility Calculator for Vending Machines Calculate the energy consumption of your institution's vending machines
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Find calculators here