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Actions for Cities and Towns to Think Outside the Bottle 1. Take the Think Outside the Bottle Pledge. Join mayors and other city officials from around the country in making a commitment to support public water systems over bottled water as a way to reduce spending and packaging waste and show support for the local water system. Click here to download the pledge card for cities. 2. Cancel bottled water contracts or reduce city spending on bottled water. Cities are spending millions of taxpayer dollars every year to buy bottled water and to dispose of the plastic waste. By cancelling its bottled water contract, San Francisco is saving half a million dollars a year, essential funding that can be used to strengthen public water infrastructure. One of the first steps cities can take is to conduct an audit of their current annual spending on bottled water for city meetings and events. 3. Promote your city or town’s tap water. Cities like New York, Minneapolis and Chicago are promoting the city’s tap water through public education initiatives. 4. Increase the number of well-maintained water fountains in public parks, schools and buildings. Many of us remember growing up drinking from water fountains in public places. Today, kids are growing up on bottled water. Well-maintained water fountains are a great way to serve the public, and to promote tap water. 5. Support public water infrastructure. In the face of declining water infrastructure, some mayors are calling for increased public funding for water infrastructure at all levels of government. At the same time, cities like Minneapolis are renewing their commitment to support public water systems by allocating millions of dollars for infrastructure improvements that will ensure citizens’ safe and affordable access to water for years to come.
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