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Think Outside the Bottle City Guide

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. As a public official, you are in a unique position to help raise awareness about the environmental and social impacts of bottled water and the importance of protecting our strong public water systems.

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For questions and additional resources, contact us at Campaign Headquarters at (800) 688-8797 or info@ThinkOutsidetheBottle.org.

Click below for more information:

Mayor R T Rybak and Organizer Amber Collett

Click here for a map of mayor’s actions taken across the country

Actions for Cities and Towns to Think Outside the Bottle

News about Cities Supporting Think Outside the Bottle

What Mayors have to say

More information:

Download the Mayors Pledge Card

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

See a map of cities supporting the pledge

Cities supporting the pledge:

Salt Lake City, UT,

Minneapolis, MN

Boston, MA

Berkeley,
CA

Santa Barbara,
CA

San
Leandro,
CA

Emeryville,
CA

Brainerd,
MN

Mayor Menino of Boston supports the Think Outside the Bottle Pledge

"Mayor Menino is a strong supporter and promoter of Boston's public drinking water and under his administration the Boston Water Sewer Commission has invested over $200 million upgrade water supply and distribution infrastructure throughout the city." Jim Hunt, Chief of Environmental and Energy Services, City of Boston.
Read what other mayors
have to say.