Take the Bottle Water Free Orientation Challenge!

Now is the time to promote a bottled water free orientation/event to your Student Union and PIRG for Fall 2009. Here are two ways you can help: 1) Send Elly the contact info of your campus orientation organizers; 2) Call or meet with your orientation leaders to discuss bottled water free events. If you think you can do either of these tasks, please email Elly Adeland, Water and Energy Campaigner at: Elly@polarisinstitute.org

We will get the ball rolling together!

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BC Municipal Bottled Water Campaign On May 28th, a joint package of materials was distributed to every municipality in British Columbia. Click here to read the letter sent to municipalities. Click here to see Municipal examples. Click here to read the press release. - Read more

Take the Bottle Water Free Orientation Challenge! Now is the time to promote a bottled water free orientation/event to your Student Union and PIRG for Fall 2009. Here are two ways you can help: 1) Send Elly the contact info of your campus orientation organizers; 2) Call or meet with your orientation leaders to discuss bottled water free events. If you think you can do either of these tasks, please email Elly Adeland, Water and Energy Campaigner at: Elly@polarisinstitute.org We will get the ball rolling together! - Read more

Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) Action on Bottled Water March 7, 2009 - The Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) adopted a policy to encourage their members to "phase out the sale and purchase of bottled water" on city/town property. Click here to access: FCM Resolution, Polaris Institute FCM Briefing Memo, Polaris Institute Press Release, FCM Press Release - Read more

Ontario Municipal Bottled Water Campaign On February 20th, a joint package of materials was distributed to all 444 municipalities in Ontario. Click here to read the letter sent to Municipalities. Click here to read the Municipal Examples and click here to read the Municipal Options sent to municipalities. - Read more

Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) Confronts Bottled Water Click here to read AMO's memo to all its members on bottled water. - Read more

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

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

New! University of Winnipeg: Case Study of a Campus Bottled Water Ban Click here

New! Building A Bottled Water Free Campus: Toolkit Click here

CFS Bottled Water Policy Canadian Federation of Students policy on Bottled Water passed at the May 2008 General Meeting. Click here

FOI Request Template: Accessing Your University's Beverage Exclusivity Contract Click here Cliquer ici

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 Cliquer ici

Bottled Water Facts Fact sheets on the environmental, health, social and economic impacts of the bottled water industry.
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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

Inside the Bottle pamphlets Click here

Community Organizing Package This package outlines some useful ideas and tools for building a campaign challenging the bottled water industry in Canada. Click here

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

Student awareness to action kit PART 2
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Utility Calculator for Vending Machines Calculate the energy consumption of your institution's vending machines
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