Brandeis to Ban Bottled Water Sales

Banning Water Sales

I think this is great. I think it should be done everywhere. Water comes from sinks and from the general water supply. This is what we pay taxes for. What motivation do they have to keep our public supply clean and healthy when everyone is buying it in a wasteful plastic bottle. People in general are so wasteful, it is very disheartening. I discourage any waste of any kind and that is why we drink water from a tap, and coffee from a mug, not a paper/styrofoam cup. And what about Kool-aid out of a pitcher in plastic tumblers for kids. Call me a tree hugger, but I want the earth to last as long as possible! I have a child and want grandkids one day that can still play outside. Just like gas prices, keep buying the SUV's and prices will continue to go up, supply and demand people!

water bottles etc

In the future we will all walk around with a stainless steel chain around our necks to which will be attached a cup, plate, knife, fork and spoon. Where ever we eat, we will use our own utencils, and the big ritual of the meal will be when we all wash them at the end! This will really save the environment!

Growing up in Hawaii, we used all stainless in school, and students took turns helping to wash them after. Students here now use all plastic and paper settings. Why? The basic morality of students changed and they began to steal the utencils. Students can no longer clean classrooms and help in the cafeteria! The courst stopped this as "Involentary servitude!" Slavery! Oh, boy! I used to enjoy helping!

Drink More Water

What a silly idea this university has. Perhaps they should close the cafeteria and just give it's students sugar pills. While growing fast, bottled water sales lag far behind that of carbonated soft drinks. Further, softdrink bottles are considerably more heavy than water bottles. On top of this, drinking water is far better for students than drinking sugar laden soft drinks. Drink tap water? If students were willing to drink tap water, bottled water wouldn't be popular. But people aren't chosing bottled water over tap water, they chose bottled water over soft drinks. Why? Because we won't drink it unless it comes from a bottle. So banning bottled water will actually result in a higher weight of waste and sugar buzzed over-weight students. Sounds like fun!