Getting States Off the Bottle

How taxpayer dollars are wasted on bottled water and its effect on public water systems.

Read the latest edition (released March 23, 2010).

The report Getting States Off the Bottle, in two editions, outlines bottled water spending in nine states, maps current trends in public water system investments and examines the additional costs associated with water bottling. The Getting States Off the Bottle report also discusses the connections between bottled water marketing and the erosion of confidence in tap water. Finally, it recommends the elimination of all unnecessary state spending on bottled water and calls for renewed investments in the nation’s public water systems.

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Media Resources

Press Release: Millions of Taxpayer Dollars Flow to Bottled Water

Related Media Coverage

December 2009 Associated Press Article on Getting States Off the Bottle:
www.stopcorporateabuse.org/APGSOTB
December 2009 Palmetto Scoop Article: Nonprofit group tells government to "Think Outside the Bottle": www.stopcorporateabuse.org/PalmettoScoop
June 2009 Providence Journal Article on Rhode Island State Spending on Bottled Water:
www.stopcorporateabuse.org/ProJoTOTB
May 2009 New York Times Article on NY State Executive Order:
www.stopcorporateabuse.org/PatersonNYT
May 2009 Boston Globe Column on NY State Executive Order:
www.stopcorporateabuse.org/BostonGlobeTOTB
June 2008 Business Week Article on USCM 2008 Resolution:
www.stopcorporateabuse.org/USCMBusinessWeek
June 2008 Miami Herald Article on USCM 2008 Resolution and TOTB Miami Restaurant Event:
www.stopcorporateabuse.org/MiamiHeraldTOTB
June 2007 San Francisco Chronicle Article on San Francisco Mayor Newsom’s Executive Order:
www.stopcorporateabuse.org/SFChronicleTOTB

Other Resources

New York Governor David Paterson’s Executive Order 18:
www.stopcorporateabuse.org/NYEO18
Think Outside the Bottle Campaign Public Official Action Guide:
www.stopcorporateabuse.org/PublicOfficialActionGuide
Think Outside the Bottle Public Official Campaign Pledge:
www.stopcorporateabuse.org/TOTBpublicofficialpledge
Think Outside the Bottle Campaign Flyer:
www.stopcorporateabuse.org/TOTBflyer
U.S. Conference of Mayors 2009 Resolution “Ensuring Fair and Equitable Use of and Compensation for Municipal Water Systems”, adopted at the June 2009 USCM Annual Summer Meeting in Providence, Rhode Island:
www.stopcorporateabuse.org/USCM2009resolution
U.S. Conference of Mayors 2008 Resolution on “Supporting Municipal Water Systems,” adopted at the June 2008 USCM Annual Summer Meeting in Miami, Florida:
www.stopcorporateabuse.org/USCM2008resolution
U.S. Conference of Mayors 2007 Resolution “The Importance of Municipal Water,” adopted at the June 2007 USCM Annual Summer Meeting in Los Angeles, California:
www.stopcorporateabuse.org/USCM2007resolution
U.S. Conference of Mayors Water Council August 2008 Report “Local Government Investment in Municipal Water and Sewer Infrastructure: Adding Value to the National Economy”:
www.stopcorporateabuse.org/USCMinvesting
Center for New American Dream Responsible Purchasing Guide: “Think Outside the Bottle: The Responsible Purchasing Guide to Bottled Water Alternatives; (Second Edition, August 2008)”:
www.responsiblepurchasing.org/purchasing_guides/bottled_water/index.php
Polaris Institute: “Inside the Bottle (2nd ed.): An exposé of the bottled water industry“ Tony Clarke, Polaris Institute, July 2007:
http://www.insidethebottle.org/
Environmental Working Group: Bottled Water Labeling Scorecard Report, July 2009:
http://www.ewg.org/health/report/bottledwater-scorecard and
http://www.ewg.org/health/report/bottledwater-scorecard/news-release
U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) July 2009 Report “Bottled Water: FDA Safety and Consumer Protections Are Often Less Stringent Than Comparable EPA Protections for Tap Water”:
www.stopcorporateabuse.org/GAOreport