…Bottled Water Across Campus… What is really behind those clear plastic bottles

1. …Bottled Water Across Campus…What is really behind those clear plastic bottles Amber Dessellier, MPH student Walden University PUBH 6165-3 Instructor: Dr. robertmarino Winter quarter, 2011

2. Learning Objectives • Scope out the problem • Reduce marketing and sales • Go green

3. …Names and Backgrounds… • Purified Water • Natural Water • Sparkling Water • Glacial Water • Artesian Water • Bottled Water • Mineral/Spring Water The Water Project (2010). What’s “wrong” with bottled water? Retrieved from http://thewaterproject.org/bottled_water.asp?gclid=CP3crqLh0KYCFY64KgodFWbxHw

4. …Costs of Consumption… • $100 Billion annually 1 • In the U.S., 25,766.1 Million Liters 1 • 31 billion bottles3 • Only 10% of water bottles are recycled3 • Bottled water = $10/gal vs. Tap water < $.01/gal3 • The Water Project. (2010). Choices. Retrieved from http://thewaterproject.org/bottled_water.asp?gclid=CP3crqLh0KYCFY64KgodFWbxHw • Bottled Water Blues. (2011). Bottled Water Facts. Retrieved from http://www.bottledwaterblues.com/bottled_water_facts.php • New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. (2006). Too Many Bottles – It’s a Waste. Retrieved from http://www.dec.ny.gov/docs/materials_minerals_pdf/waterbottles.pdf

5. Online Education. (2010). The Facts about Bottled Water. Retrieved from http://www.onlineeducation.net/bottled_water

8. …Contaminants… • 1,000 bottles from 103 brand names were studied • Up to 25% were found to have high levels of contaminants • Contaminants may include carcinogens bacteria and parasites NRDC. (1999). Bottled Water: Pure Drink or Pure Hype? Retrieved from http://www.nrdc.org/water/drinking/bw/bwinx.asp

10. …What’s Next?... • Ban bottled water sales on campuses1 • Use reusable bottles (i.e. Nalgene) 1. Garrison, C. (2009). Wash U’s Bottled Water Ban Spilling Its Way to Other Colleges. Retrieved from http://blogs.riverfronttimes.com/dailyrft/2009/02/wash_u_bottled_water_ban_spilling_its_way_to_other_colleges.php

11. References • The Water Project (2010). What’s “wrong” with bottled water? Retrieved from http://thewaterproject.org/bottled_water.asp?gclid=CP3crqLh0KYCFY64KgodFWbxHw • The Water Project. (2010). Choices. Retrieved from http://thewaterproject.org/bottled_water.asp?gclid=CP3crqLh0KYCFY64KgodFWbxHw • Bottled Water Blues. (2011). Bottled Water Facts. Retrieved from http://www.bottledwaterblues.com/bottled_water_facts.php • New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. (2006). Too Many Bottles – It’s a Waste. Retrieved from http://www.dec.ny.gov/docs/materials_minerals_pdf/waterbottles.pdf • Online Education. (2010). The Facts about Bottled Water. Retrieved from http://www.onlineeducation.net/bottled_water • NRDC. (1999). Bottled Water: Pure Drink or Pure Hype? Retrieved from http://www.nrdc.org/water/drinking/bw/bwinx.asp • NRDC. (1999). Bottled Water: Pure Drink or Pure Hype? Retrieved from http://www.nrdc.org/water/drinking/bw/bwinx.asp

12. …Further Readings… For additional resources or information: • EPA Watershed health and Home: http://www.epa.gov/bioindicators/ • The National Clean Water Network: http://www.cleanwaternetwork.org/ • USDA: http://wqic.nal.usda.gov/nal_display/index.php?info_center=7&tax_level=1&tax_subject=596 • Water Wiser: http://www.awwa.org/Resources/Waterwiser.cfm?navItemNumber=1561&showLogin=N • Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education: http://www.aashe.org/blog/problem-bottled-water