Water Bottles On U of I Campus

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Team Members:, Rashel Beckman, Shawna Bertlin, Croix Gilliland, Heath Hewett, Mathew Hurt, Ryan Hutten, Emily Long, Molly Loucks, Caitlin Morrow, Mike VanLydegraf Project Manager: David Haase Sponsor: Jeannie Matheison - Program Director, UISC Water Bottles On U of I Campus

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Water Bottles On U of I Campus. Team Members:, Rashel Beckman, Shawna Bertlin , Croix Gilliland, Heath Hewett, Mathew Hurt, Ryan Hutten, Emily Long, Molly Loucks, Caitlin Morrow, Mike VanLydegraf Project Manager: David Haase Sponsor: Jeannie Matheison - Program Director, UISC. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Team Members:, Rashel Beckman, Shawna Bertlin, Croix Gilliland, Heath Hewett, Mathew Hurt, Ryan Hutten, Emily Long, Molly Loucks, Caitlin Morrow, Mike VanLydegraf

Project Manager: David Haase

Sponsor: Jeannie Matheison - Program Director, UISC

Water Bottles On U of I Campus

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•Increase solid waste stream

•Production emits carbon dioxide

•UI has carbon neutral goal by 2030

•not regularly tested

Water is a common and clean, safe water is already available to students for free

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Why the Hassle?

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Other major Universities throughout the U.S. and Canada have already taken action:

University of Vermont Princeton University

Brown University Harvard University

Gonzaga University Seattle University

University of Ottawa University of Winnipeg

In addition:

Grand Canyon National Park no longer sells water in quantities less than 1 gallon

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Bottled water sales

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Before the Survey. (general perspective of students before and after the results)

After survey results (the change it has)

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ENVS 101 Survey

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The Effect of Education on Sustainable ChoicesA Study on Water Consumption Following a Series of Lectures Regarding Quality Control

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Method

A survey was issued Dr. Robert Mahler’s Environmental Science course both before and after a comprehensive series of lectures regarding quality standards

We ran statistical analyses on the before and after responses and gauged participants’ increased awareness around water quality issues

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Example 1: Bottled Water is Safer than Tap Water (Agree or Disagree)

Correct Answer: Disagree. Bottled water is NOT safer than tap water.

Initial Response: Almost a Standard Bell Curve

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Who Regulates the Quality of Tap and Bottled Water, and Which Entity has Higher standards?

The FDA controls bottled water quality, and the EPA controls tap water quality.

The EPA has MUCH higher standards than the FDA

Following the class lectures, there was a 233% increase in students who knew the truth about the quality of Tap Water as it exceeds the quality of Bottled Water

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Water Regulation

Between the two surveys the number of students who understood who regulated the quality of their water increased almost 100%

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Students Thoughts, Post Lecture

"There is a misconception about bottled water. Most people think it tastes better, is safer, and is cleaner than tap water when in reality tap water is better in all 3 categories, and is better regulated.“

“Bottled water is less regulated than tap water”

“helps me to see that bottled water is not worth the price”

“I now feel safer drinking tap water”

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4,300 estimated people. Of those surveyed, people who purchase water as their primary drink are a minority. Educational campaigns can reduce this percentage further.

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Where the is consumption going

Most Purchased Drink

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Most Purchased Drink

Soda

Coffee

Water

Tea

Juice

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Recycling Habits (for purchasers of water bottles)

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Recycling Break Down

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We asked hundreds of students on campus what their opinion on removing bottled water from campus and over 215 showed they were in favor of the idea by signing our petition.

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Petition

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End the sale of a Common:

Pass resolution through ASUI to end the sale of single-use water bottles

Work in conjunction with vendors to decrease and eventually stop stocking the product in campus dining and vending

Work with third party vendors to end their sale (e.g. Sister’s Brew)

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Goals:

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Take the bottles out of the equation:

Increase knowledge of how to recycle plastics at key locations

Continue to expand recycling stations throughout campus

(e.g. J.A. Albertson building has only one in entire building)

Continue installing new and retrofitted “Hydration Stations”

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Goals (cont’d):

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Promote incentives for responsible hydration:

Offer free water bottles to new students in “welcome packs”

Reduce cost of new water bottles and offer them at more than one location

Offer a rebate program for students that need to replace a damaged or destroyed reusable water bottle

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Goals (cont’d):

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Outreach UI-student Housing:

Water bottle collection competition

Build water bottle structure display tower lawn (one month of bottles collected by housing)

Distribute educational signs that explain why water bottles are problem for our social system

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Future projects

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Increase recycling inputs in All university housing and buildings

•Target High Traffic Areas

•Plastic Recycling Bins Next to All Garbage Cans

•Help promote University of Idaho’s environmental image

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Promote the Use of Reusable Bottles

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Cite Sources

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