There’s No Point Paying For It
Every time we buy a bottle of water we are falling prey to the greatest marketing dupe of all time.
Concordia is taking the first step to banning bottled water on campus by asking the students to vote on the matter in the upcoming elections taking place this week.
“Whether you look at the bottle from a social, political or environmental perspective, there are countless reasons to fill a reusable mug with tap water over the disposable bottled variety,” said Diana Kirkwood, Concordia’s Zero Waste Campus Coordinator.
Aquafina and Dasani, which are owned by Pepsi and Coca-Cola respectively, have stated numerous times that their bottled water is nothing more than filtered tap water.
“You’re already paying taxes to your municipality for your tap water and then if you choose to buy disposable bottled water you are then paying again to companies in which many have admitted are simply bottling municipal sources of water and selling it back to you,” said Kirkwood. “So in reality you are paying for your water twice and supporting the direction of water privatization in Canada.”
Michael Heinermann, co-coordinator of TAPthirst, believes that water is a human right and is one that shouldn’t be privatized. By allowing companies to purchase water resources, society is basically giving them the right to own the water that they then sell to the consumers—water which should be a free commodity.
“Everyone should have access to fresh, safe drinking water,” said Heinermann. “We can’t let Nestle, Coke and Pepsi own the world supply of water, which is already scarce.”
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