Manitoba seems to be leading the way in Universities around Canada to completely ban the sale of bottled water.  In March of 2009, the University of Winnipeg was the first University to completely ban bottled water.

As the world is continually becoming more environmentally conscious, Universities in Canada are keeping pace.  This initiative is a great way to support municipal water and reduce the amount of plastic bottles filling up the Worlds landfills.

The University is going to be building new fountains and fill stations throughout campus while also putting up new signage to increase awareness of these stations.  Brandon University and the student union want to challenge Universities across Canada and other institutions to follow suit and reclaim the tap to reduce bottled water.

• More than 30 municipalities in seven provinces have placed bans or restrictions on the use and sale of plastic bottles
• The University of Winnipeg and most recently Memorial University currently do not sell bottled water anywhere on campus
• 21 Universities across Canada have developed over 50 Bottled water free zones
• 2 cities in Australia have completely eliminated and banned plastic bottles from all retailers
• The plastic bottle industry has seen a decline of 3% in Sales in North America, and nearly 6% in Europe

These are only a few of the new and exciting developments to eliminating the sales of bottled water.

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