Green Mountain College has banned the sale of bottled water on its Poultney campus. Like many campus sustainability initiatives, the ban comes largely as a result of a student-led project.
Students were led by Andrea Roebuck, who met with campus stakeholders and planned an event last November to raise awareness about the negative impacts of bottled water. She managed to garner over 150 student signatures in support.
The school’s food service provider agreed to stop selling bottled water in the dining hall. PepsiCo, which has an existing beverage contract, agreed to remove bottled water from its machines on campus and replace the product with healthier alternatives to regular soda.
Published in the September 2014 Edition of American Recycler News