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“Toronto (ENI). Members of Canada's largest Protestant denomination are going to drink tap water at meetings in future and not the bottled variety that has become institutionalised at gatherings, if church leaders have their way. United Church of Canada leaders say this stems from decisions taken at the general council of the church when the denomination's main decision-making body demanded an end to the privatisation of water. "Bottled water containers labelled with images of pristine natural environments are rapidly becoming a major threat to the environment and to our health," notes the Web site of Kairos, a social justice group supported by the United church and other Canadian denominations.”
From Ecumenical News International News Highlights
21 September 2006
David Pickering, Chair of Operation Noah says:
"In a UK context using the tap is a much better option environmentally speaking. Tap water involves cleaning and pumping; bottled water requires cleaning, packaging - usually in plastic bottles that don't decompose - and significant transportation generating carbon! It is also cheaper and less hassle to turn a tap!"
Bottle may be more appropriate where there are doubts about the cleanliness of the tap water supply - in which case it is better to invest in clean water for all than a bottling plant providing clean water for a few.”
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