Bottled Water Free Zones

The Coalition for Bottled Water Free Communities is a Partnership between The Polaris Institute, The Canadian Union of Public Employees, the Sierra Youth Coalition and the Canadian Federation of Students with the intertwining goals of ending the sale of bottled water and protecting the public water system.

You can find all the information necessary to get the campaign started on your campus in the Re-Fresh Toolkit. Additionally, The Coalition for Bottled Water Free Communities is holding a set of conference calls to connect campus water advocates across the country to share information, update each other on initiatives, share resources and discuss strategy. If you are a water advocate or know someone who is, please pass the information along and join us on the call - details below.

These calls will kick off organizing towards this year’s Bottled Water Free Day on March  15, 2012, as well as helping build an movement that backs the tap each and every day.

The next national organizing call is upcoming!

English Call (note there is a separate French call earlier in the day)
Date: Thursday, October 27th, 2011
Time: 1pm Newfoundland - 1:30pm Atlantic - 2:30pm Eastern - 3:30pm Central - 4:30 Mountain - 5:30 Pacific.
Call in #: 1-866-906-9888       
Participation code: 1647450

Additional Resources

• www.insidethebottle.org
• bottledwaterfreeday.ca
• Building a Bottled Water Free Campus Guide
• Case Study of a Bottled Water Ban: University of Winnipeg first campus in Canada to go bottled water free!
• Water Fountain Methodology (from Green Campus, University of Ottawa)
• Fact sheet on the economic dimensions of bottled water
• Fact sheet on environmental impacts of bottled water
• Fact sheet on health impacts of bottled water
• Fact sheet on social impacts of bottled water