Ban the Bottle

I have been working on a number of projects since the election, but the one that is getting most of my attention is bottled water.

Clean, safe drinking water is a basic human necessity and should be a universal right, not a commodity to be sold for profit.

Many Canadians believe that bottled water is safer than municipal tap water, but most bottled water is tap water. Not only that, but the plastic bottles have been shown to leach chemicals into the water, making bottled water less safe than tap water.

Several Canadian communities have banned bottled water from their facilities; the City of Burlington is currently considering joining this ever-expanding group. Associations like BurlingtonGreen are at the forefront in this campaign - please see my Events page for more details.

I was recently invited to make a presentation to the Halton District School Board about this issue. The PowerPoint will be available on http://www.amycollard.ca/ later today.

Let's move forward, and do good things!

Amy