I ♥ TAP WATER (IHTW) is a collaborative campaign between Cal Dining, Recreational Sports, Environment, Health & Safety (EH&S), and University Health Services (UHS) to promote the drinking of tap water as the preferred beverage of choice and reduce plastic water bottle waste.
2011-12: I ♥ Tap Water Campaign Goals 1. Hire IHTW Intern Mariah Gonzales >Provide outreach education, tap water sampling, and events (Tapped, PLAYgreen, Earth Week, Mind & Body Awareness Week, I Run 4 Cal 5K) >Create an online campus tap water locator map
2. Encourage Individual Commitment >Current IHTW website >Online pledge with weekly raffle for IHTW bottles >IHTW Facebook group >IHTW eNewsletter >Education, events, outreach PLAYgreen pledge sign ups
eNews
48% decrease In bottled water sales at Cal since 2006!
3. Identify Opportunities for Institutional Changes >Encourage campus and student event planners to switch from bottled beverages to serving tap water in pitchers >Work with student offices and campus departments to eliminate water coolers in campus buildings >Create “Tap Water Conversion Guidelines” for campus departments (in progress) Google >Publicize campus success stories Map: refill stations
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