Washington University First to Ban On-Campus Bottled Water (StLouisBusinessJournal)
Feb.21, 2009 in
Water Industry
(Feb. 20, 2009, The St. Louis Business Journal)
Since Washington University became the first university last month to ban bottled water to reduce plastic waste, other universities have contacted the school about potentially following suit.
Last week, the university held a conference call with 40 members of groups from universities that are interested in learning how Washington University implemented the ban, the school said Friday.
Starting last month, the university stopped offering bottled water in vending machines and most on-campus eateries. Two venues will sell bottled water until March 15 due to contractual obligations.
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February 22nd, 2009 at 4:05 pm
Fabulous news! I’m sort of new to this movement but I am volunteering right now with Boston-based Corporate Accountability International, which is running a Think Outside the Bottle campaign. Last week we delivered a letter to the governor of Massachusetts requesting that he stop purchasing bottled water for the state. At the same time, all 49 other governors received a similar letter. I think the ‘tide will turn’ soon on the public’s love affair with bottled water.