It's time to start petitioning!
Finally, the petition is online and can begin to be signed by UW-Madison students. Find the petition at change.org under Bottle Free Badgers. Or find us online on facebook. Just type in Bottle Free Badgers, and like the page. The link to the petition is also online. 8,000 signatures are needed so let's get those signatures ASAP. Also tomorrow Thursday, January 31st tables will be set up at Rheda's as well as Gordon's from 10-2pm so stop by say hi to some of the campaign members. The petition will also be available...
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Sunday, January 27, 2013
If you're reading this, then welcome to the fight! For a bunch of information, and facts on bottled water and why a ban is so necessary, Tapped is a great documentary to watch. It's available on Netflix, and possibly available at your local library. If not Amazon has the movie for 19.99 or less. It's worth every dollar. Below are a few facts from the documentary.
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Thursday, January 24, 2013
The following is a direct Question and Answer from the city of Madison water utility page. All information can be found directly on http://www.cityofmadison.com/water/.
Q: What is the best choice of drinking water: bottled or tap water?
A: The answer is clear: tap water! That's because our water is of excellent quality,
strictly monitored, and affordable.
When we look at issues such as quality, monitoring and
affordability, we see that bottled water doesn't always make the grade.
For instance, some brands may be of excellent quality,...
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
In order to have this campaign become successful, we're going to need your help. So here's three five steps to help us, and everyone else who believes in this campaign make it a reality.
Don't drink from or buy single use plastic water bottles.
Tell your friends about the blog, and this campaign.
Do some research for yourself on the topic. You may be surprised on what you dig up.
If you see any bottles laying around in the garbage, streets, etc. recycle them! You're showing that you care. If someone sees you pick up a bottle and recycle...
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
One man alone cannot accomplish this task. Nor can a small group of individuals. In order for this goal to be achieved, a ban of all single use plastic water bottles on campus, we need your help! Tell your friends about this blog, spread the word that plastic bottles are unnecessary. Pull out that reusable water bottle and spread the buzz around campus. Here's a few facts on why this campaign is important to us.
1. Global climate change is among us all, and is affecting each and every one of us. In order to produce a water bottle, it takes...
Hello and Welcome to the Bottle Free Badgers campaign at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. This Blog will be an informative, and educational blog to give current updates about what's currently going on around campus with the campaign. In attempt to reduce the amount of waste produced on campus, a ban on single use plastic water bottles is the ultimate goal for this campaign. Weekly updates and info shall be posted as more comes along, but for now welcome! We are all glad you are interested in this campaign, and there shall be many times to come...
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