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 Thinking Outside the Bottle: Challenge City Spending on Bottled Water Our nation’s mayors and local officials are at the forefront, making critical decisions about who controls our water and how we spend our city and county resources, many times in the face of aggressive industry lobbying. Cities and counties across the country spend hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars on bottled water for city employees every year, even as funding for public water systems suffers. Together we are building a movement of mayors and local officials who are Thinking Outside the Bottle! Whether you are an activist who wants to take action on challenging your city's spending on bottled water or you are a city official who wants to change your city's policies and use of bottled water, you can make a difference! Click below for your guide:
This guide will give you the tools to move your local officials to cut city spending on bottled water and support strong public water systems. Go to the guide.
Read this guide to find out how you as a public officials can cut city spending on bottled water, raise awareness about its environmental and social impacts, and better protect and invest in strong public water systems. Go to the guide.
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KIRO - Drink Seattle tap water to help the environment? Seattle Times - Stop buying bottled water, Nickels urges Seattleites Water Technology Online- Mayors tout value of tap water Is news about your city, town or county missing? Email us at
Download the Mayors Pledge Card See a map of cities, counties and states taking action Bottled Water: A Visible Example of Corporate Control of Water US Conference of Mayors 2007 Resolution on Bottled Water San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom’s Executive Order Illinois Procurement officer’s letter re: bottled water www.ThinkOutside
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