Obtaining water, packaging water, the content (plastic mostly) that water is housed in, and the weight of water as it relates to transportation and footprint on the climate crisis is ridiculous. Most countries and most people have little or no access to clean water whatsoever. Here is America we do not have an endless supply but we sometimes treat it like we do. Worst off, we take water from far reaching corners of the world where water is scarce, and ship it to our markets, gas stations, you name it. Brands like Eternal water from Fiji, Evian from France, etc. Even water that is bottled 100 miles away and brought to market is not responsible action on our part and not fair to the environment. To this end, my cooperative, as most grocery stores have water machines that distribute filtered, LOCAL water. My action is to eliminate all bottled water (i.e.-primarily gallons and hand held plastic bottles) and sell recycled, renewable containers and encourage people to use these or bring in their own containers if they want water. My next action is in my bulk department where I plan to reward with money off of a purchase when people bring in their own bags, jars, etc. That is down the line...
Encourage this initiative by emailing me at casey.f@weaverstreetmarket.coop. The more advocacy I have, the more ammunition I have to present this to the board and get this passed. Thank you!
