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Group Wants To Reduce Bottled Water On Campus
James White
Issue date: 3/21/08 Section: News
"I'd be less prone to buy a bottle of water," he said. "But again, we're America, and we're just all about convenience."
According to figures release by Take Back The Tap, bottled water was an $11 billion industry in 2006.
Weinberg hopes to change those figures.
"There's this idea that bottled water is safer and healthier," she said. "And that's not the case. The bottled water industry is one of the most loosely regulated in the country."
She pointed out that while tap water quality was subject to strict legislation and monitoring by the federal Environmental Protection Agency, bottled water is inspector by only a single employee at the Food and Drug Administration.
Further, she added, public drinking water often contains beneficial compounds, such as fluoride, and is vastly cheaper than bottled water.
"Water is a basic public service," she said. "We believe that safe water should be available to everybody."
Contact James White at James.White@UConn.edu.
According to figures release by Take Back The Tap, bottled water was an $11 billion industry in 2006.
Weinberg hopes to change those figures.
"There's this idea that bottled water is safer and healthier," she said. "And that's not the case. The bottled water industry is one of the most loosely regulated in the country."
She pointed out that while tap water quality was subject to strict legislation and monitoring by the federal Environmental Protection Agency, bottled water is inspector by only a single employee at the Food and Drug Administration.
Further, she added, public drinking water often contains beneficial compounds, such as fluoride, and is vastly cheaper than bottled water.
"Water is a basic public service," she said. "We believe that safe water should be available to everybody."
Contact James White at James.White@UConn.edu.
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Jessilyn Boerum
posted 4/04/08 @ 6:53 PM EST
An awesome article! I NEVER pay for water. The U.S. sure has us brain washed to spend as much many as possible. Why on earth would I pay for something that we have for free? If we are going to buy bottled water, we should be sending it overseas to countries that don't have safe water. (Continued…)
Sharon Theodoric
posted 2/24/09 @ 12:51 PM EST
Good scene, interesting post, thanks.
Andrea Godolphin
posted 2/25/09 @ 6:36 AM EST
I thank you for the opportunity to share a portion of my moments in time with future generations.
Alice Blaker
posted 3/24/09 @ 1:16 AM EST
That looks like lots of fun. When I was in college we didn't had so many fun activities.
Dinse Thoma
posted 4/16/09 @ 2:14 AM EST
Great article. I agree totally.
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