Think Outside the Bottle: Establishments switch back to the tap!

Photo: Sean Ward, owner of Coffee Corner pledges to go bottled water free

“We’ve gone bottled water-free because we take pride in the local tap, not just because it’s better for the environment and taxpayers, but also because it is the backbone of economic development.”

-- Sean Ward, owner of Coffee Corner.

{How to} Think Outside the Bottle

From celebrity chef Mario Batali’s Del Posto in New York City to Alice Waters' Chez Panisse in Berkeley, California, to the Salem Convention Center in Salem, Oregon establishments across the country are now serving tap instead of bottled water.

The shift reduces waste and encourages more sustainable eating habits by serving local safe, clean and reliable water from the tap instead of its high priced, bottled alternative.

What’s more, establishments are supporting public water systems by serving tap water. It sends the message that our local tap water is some of the best in the world and is good enough for America’s finest establishments.

Click here for a partial list of bottled water free establishments across the country.

Resources for Establishments to Think Outside the Bottle

Take the Think Outside the Bottle Pledge

Join a growing list of establishmentsfrom all over the country that are choosing to provide tap over bottled water. Click here to sign the pledge online. Want your favorite establishment to join the movement? Click here to download the establishment pledge to mail into campaign headquarters.

Do you own or work in a restaurant that wants to turn on the tap? Email us at activistnetwork@stopcorporateabuse.org

Judy Wick's Tips for Going Bottled Water Free

Wine carafes are an elegant and simple way to serve tap water.
Soda water from our soda fountain is a fine substitute for sparking bottled water.
Be sure to register your restaurant as a bottled water free establishment. You’ll receive a window decal and free advertising for your restaurant.
Given the sheer number of restaurants in the U.S. alone, restaurant owners have a real opportunity to affect change on a massive scale.
Click here for tips on ways to use alternatives to bottled water.

Why Judy is supporting the movement to Think Outside the Bottle:

"At the White Dog Cafe, our mission is to serve not only customers, but also our employees, community and natural world. When I realized the harm done to nature by the bottled water industry, it was an easy decision to join the Think Outside the Bottle campaign and stop selling bottled water. Not only is it unnecessary to burn fossil fuels and generate carbon emissions by shipping water long distance and a waste to use disposable bottles, but I also reject a system which robs other communities of their water resources. We have our own clean water supply, which comes right out of our taps.”

Judy Wicks is the owner and founder of Philadelphia’s White Dog Cafe and a national leader in the local, living economies movement.