TO THE REGENTS OF UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA:
WE, the students of University of California Santa Cruz recognize water as a human right and oppose the bottled water industry--which costs the UC system more than $2 million annually according to New York Times, and;
WHEREAS, Bottled water challenges public faith in tap water despite Santa Cruz having a high quality public drinking water system, and;
WHEREAS, Bottled water also creates excessive amounts of waste on our campus. 9 out of 10 plastic water bottles end up in the landfill; that is 30 million discarded plastic bottles each day, and,
WHEREAS, Large amounts of energy is consumed in manufacture, transportation, and recycling of the bottles; one plastic water bottle costs 1000 times more than filling up a reusable bottle with tap water;
THEREFORE,the undersignedimplore the Regents of the University of California to implement a bottled water ban that includes:
1) A ban on the purchase and sale of bottled water on campus.
2) A commitment to continue providing access to public drinking water on campus—increase reusable water bottles and use campus drinking fountains.
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May 25, 2010
Five hundred signatures on the board. The message is clear.
Reached 500 supporters
May 25, 2010
May 25, 2010
Momentum is building fast. The administration can no longer ignore this amount of plastic waste.
May 22, 2010
We are approaching 500 signatures. Send the link to one classmate right now.
Reached 100 supporters
May 17, 2010
6 Comments
Why are we still spending money on this when it literally kills the planet. Just carry a canteen like a normal person.
Total waste of money when the tap water is free. Most people just throw the bottles in the trash anyway.
The amount of plastic on campus is seriously depressing. We have perfectly good water fountain everywhere stop selling this junk.
do it. stop the plastic pollution.
So much plastic trash lying around campus it is disgusting. FIX THIS.
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TO THE REGENTS OF UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA:
WE, the students of University of California Santa Cruz recognize water as a human right and oppose the bottled water industry--which costs the UC system more than $2 million annually according to New York Times, and;
WHEREAS, Bottled water challenges public faith in tap water despite Santa Cruz having a high quality public drinking water system, and;
WHEREAS, Bottled water also creates excessive amounts of waste on our campus. 9 out of 10 plastic water bottles end up in the landfill; that is 30 million discarded plastic bottles each day, and,
WHEREAS, Large amounts of energy is consumed in manufacture, transportation, and recycling of the bottles; one plastic water bottle costs 1000 times more than filling up a reusable bottle with tap water;
THEREFORE,the undersignedimplore the Regents of the University of California to implement a bottled water ban that includes:
1) A ban on the purchase and sale of bottled water on campus.
2) A commitment to continue providing access to public drinking water on campus—increase reusable water bottles and use campus drinking fountains.
Updates
May 25, 2010
Five hundred signatures on the board. The message is clear.
Reached 500 supporters
May 25, 2010
May 25, 2010
Momentum is building fast. The administration can no longer ignore this amount of plastic waste.
May 22, 2010
We are approaching 500 signatures. Send the link to one classmate right now.
Reached 100 supporters
May 17, 2010
6 Comments
Keep our oceans clean and stop filling landfills with empty plastic bottles. UCSC needs to set an example for other schools.
Why are we still spending money on this when it literally kills the planet. Just carry a canteen like a normal person.
Total waste of money when the tap water is free. Most people just throw the bottles in the trash anyway.
The amount of plastic on campus is seriously depressing. We have perfectly good water fountain everywhere stop selling this junk.
do it. stop the plastic pollution.
So much plastic trash lying around campus it is disgusting. FIX THIS.
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Keep our oceans clean and stop filling landfills with empty plastic bottles. UCSC needs to set an example for other schools.