battling the bottle
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Battling the Bottle. By: Cain Buckler SFSU. Our Goal: To phase out the sale and dispersal of plastic water bottles on campus. Concerns. If plastic water bottles are no longer sold won’t that lead to an increase in the sales of sodas? What if I’m thirsty and I don ’ t have a reusable bottle? - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Battling the Bottle
By: Cain Buckler SFSU
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Our Goal:
To phase out the sale and dispersal of plastic water bottles on campus
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Concerns
• If plastic water bottles are no longer sold won’t that lead to an increase in the sales of sodas?
• What if I’m thirsty and I don’t have a reusable bottle?
• Filling up a reusable bottle is too difficult• Selling water bottles creates revenue and is a large
portion of my sales• Bottled water is healthier for me. Tap water is gross
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Our Goal:
To phase out the sale and dispersal of plastic water bottles on campus• Step 1: Phase out plastic water bottles at University events like
sporting events, catered meetings, and conferences.
• Step 2: Phase out plastic water bottles from being sold on campus.
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How to make it work
• Collaboration• Education• Infrastructure
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Collaboration
1. Create a TTBT student organization2. Outreach and get new members3. Find out who else on campus on campus is
sustainability minded4. Set up meetings with you school’s student
government, administrators, and facilities staff5. Look for allies in your surrounding community to
support your campaign
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Education
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Education
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Education
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Infrastructure
• Installed a water refill station on every primary floor of every academic building
• Ordered 4 outdoor refill stations • Instituted a Vender Sustainability Grade
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Water Bottle Retrofits
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Outdoor filtered Refill Stations
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Portable water stations
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Contact Information
Cain BucklerStudent Sustainability CoordinatorSan Francisco State [email protected]
(415)299-3236