You need to upgrade your Flash Player to version 8
Please upgrade your flash player here and return to get your discount coupon and participate in our contests!
If you are sure you have Flash 8 then you can enter the site if you wish.
Please upgrade your flash player here and return to get your discount coupon and participate in our contests!
If you are sure you have Flash 8 then you can enter the site if you wish.
INSIDE THE BOTTLE
Inside the Bottle is a Polaris Institute campaign designed to stimulate awareness and action about the bottled water industry.
The campaign highlights the environmental, health, social and economic impacts of bottled water and calls for the rebuilding and maintenance of public tap water systems.
The Polaris Institute is designed to enable social movements to re-skill and re-tool themselves to fight for democratic social change in an age of corporate driven globalization.
CAMPAIGN ACTION
- 18/03/2008
Current News
Canada: Councillor proposes bottled water ban
Posted: January 5, 2009 Section: Community & Labour Action The Whig Standard. By Ann Lukits -The "back to the tap" movement gathering momentum across North America is about to test the waters in...
Read More
Canada: City tap water still the best choice
Posted: December 23, 2008 Section: Community & Labour Action The Niagara Falls Review.THE PARK IN THE CITY Committee takes exception to many of the statements in a recent letter on bottled water letter....
Read More
Canada: PoCo on board for Metro anti-bottled water push
Posted: December 19, 2008 Section: Community & Labour Action The Tri-City News.City’s environment committee chair would prefer educational approach to campaign
Metro Vancouver residents have...
Read More
UK: Leeds students ban bottled water
Posted: December 16, 2008 Section: Student Action The Guardian. By Martin Wainwright -Vote to phase out plastic bottles aims to help the environment, but campus bars and shops will suffer...
Read More
Ireland: Bottled water batches withdrawn from shelves
Posted: December 15, 2008 Section: Global Campaigns News IrishTimes.com. By Jason Michael -Six batches of bottled water have been withdrawn from supermarkets after bacteria were detected. In a...
Read More
Canada: Bottled water ban makes sense: watchdog
Posted: December 15, 2008 Section: Community & Labour Action The Whig Standard. By Jennifer Pritchett -City has no immediate plans to outlaw drink, a move environment commissioner...
Read More
Canada: Bottled water a no-no, coalition says
Posted: December 15, 2008 Section: Community & Labour Action The Chronicle Herald.CaIt’s time to "turn on the tap and ditch the bottle." A coalition of groups wants Nova Scotia municipalities and...
Read More
US: Absopure's withdrawals of water concern some in Columbia Township
Posted: December 15, 2008 Section: Community & Labour Action Jackson Citizen Patriot. By Keith Roberts -The Absopure Water Co. is busy at work in Columbia Township, but few people know it. The...
Read More
UK: Leeds University students pull plug on bottled water
Posted: December 15, 2008 Section: Student Action Yorkshire Evening Post. By Sophie Haydock -LEEDS University students have banned bottled water. In a landmark decision, a record number...
Read More
Launch: Nova Scotia Campaign to Turn on the Tap and Ditch the Bottle
Posted: December 12, 2008 Section: Global Campaigns News For Immediate Release (Halifax) - A broad-based coalition of organizations in Nova Scotia has come together to convince municipalities and school...Read More
Polaris Institute: Toronto Bans Bottled Water!
Posted: December 12, 2008 Section: Global Campaigns News For Immediate Release 3 December 2008Toronto becomes the largest...
Read More
Polaris Institute: Toronto stood up to bottled water industry
Posted: December 12, 2008 Section: Community & Labour Action Toronto Star. Op-ed by Tony Clarke -Toronto's decision last week to ban the sale and distribution of bottled water on city premises was a...
Read More
Canada: Privatization is key threat from bottled water, meeting told
Posted: December 12, 2008 Section: Community & Labour Action Brockville Recorder. By Michael Jiggins -"Bottled water's 15 minutes are up." Joe Cressy of the Polaris Institute used that reference to...
Read More
UAE: 28 Water Bottling Firms Shut Down
Posted: December 12, 2008 Section: Community & Labour Action Khaleej Times Online.SHARJAH - As many as 28 drinking water bottling and distribution companies in Ajman have been ordered closed and...
Read More
Canada: CUPE wants city to ban bottled water
Posted: December 10, 2008 Section: Community & Labour Action Brockville Recorder and Times. By Michael Jiggins -Brockville's CUPE local and the Council of Canadians chapter here are opening the tap on...
Read More
Inside the Bottle watch is a part of the Polaris Institute. Polaris is designed to enable citizen movements to act for democratic social change on major public policy issues in an age of corporate driven globalization.
Stay Connected
Nova Scotia Campaign to Turn on the Tap and Ditch Bottled Water
On December 12th, a provincial campaign on bottled water was launched in Nova Scotia. Click here to read the press release. Click here for Municipal Examples and click here for Municipal Options on bottled water. - Read more
November 17th Bottled Water Free Zones Day of Action: Campaign Summary and Update
On November 17th, seven university campuses participated in a day of action.
Click here - Read more
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
Alternatives to Bottled Water on Campus Organizing bottled water-free events on campus, such as Orientation Week.
Bottled Water FAQ Take the plunge! Frequently asked questions about policies for phasing out bottled water and re-investing in tap water.
Click here
Bottled Water Facts Fact sheets on the environmental, health, social and economic impacts of
the bottled water industry
Municipal Action: Bottled Water Options and Examples Take the Plunge: Materials for Municipal Action on Bottled Water!
For Municipal Options click here
.For Municipal Examples click here
Campaign tools available for order Click hereto find out how to order campaign stickers and pamplets.
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
Find calculators here
Find calculators here