How To Ban Bottled Water In Colleges

Several colleges and universities have banned the sale and distribution of bottled water on their campus. In these instances, bottled water is allowed on campus, but the college has decided that the institution itself, will not sell or distribute bottled water on campus. Hope College currently does not have such a policy. However, Hope College should follow the footsteps of the other colleges and start banning that sale and/or distribution of bottled water on campus. Even though this policy would possibly take away a student’s ability to choose, a basic human right, if the student body voted to ban the sale of bottled water on campus. In turn, this ban could be only for on-campus sale of bottled water. If there is need for bottled water for

It may be possible that students will begin drinking more of the unhealthy beverages, and thus increase the chance of obesity. However, at this moment, Hope College already barely sells bottled water. When one looks at the dining areas, one can notice that there is barely any bottled water for sale. A majority of the Hope College distributes water from pop machines. Certainly, there are still about two locations on campus that have in stock a small amount of bottled water for sale. However, it is such a minor amount, that the removal of such items would not affect the students to much. At the same time, the removal of bottled water on campus, would save the college money that could then be used towards other programs to benefit the students. Nevertheless, the complete removal of bottled water on Hope College’s campus, even though small, would be another step towards the entire world helping save the world. Bottled water take 1,000 years to biodegrade and if incinerated, they produce toxic fumes. It is also estimated that over 80% of bottled water used in the United States becomes litter, as only about 1 of 5 bottles gets