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Sustainable Beverage System Panel and Speak Out
On Thursday, April 7th VSTEP and Students for a Sustainable Beverage System (SSBS) held a panel event to discuss the environmental, social and economic costs of choices for the next university beverage...
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"UVM One of First Universities to End Sales of Bottled Water, Mandates...
Today, the University of Vermont announced that will end the sale of bottled water on campus and mandate that one-third of the drinks offered in vending machines will be healthy options. To learn more,...
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In response to student activism, UVM ended the sale of bottled water on its campus in January 2013. Research on beverage sales the following semester indicated that as a result of this policy,...
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UVM Celebrates End of Bottled Water Sales With Bottled Water ‘Retirement Party’
Beginning January 2013, the University of Vermont will no longer sell bottled water on its campus – in vending machines, retail outlets or dining halls. To remind students of this coming...
View ArticleWhere can I get a free drink of water?
Where can I get a free drink of water?Free, clean water can be found at the 200-plus drinking fountains and the 68 bottle refill stations in locations around the campus. A map of these locations is...
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What about other beverages?Why not get rid of all the other bottles? Is the tap water really safe?Will I get busted if I bring bottled water to campus?What bottle fillers are installed on campus?How do...
View ArticleEnding Bottled Water Sales
Bottled Water Sales Ended 1/1/2013UVM is one of the first public universities in the country to end the sale of bottled water (the flat and unflavored variety) on campus. Burlington, Vermont provides...
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National Public Radio Reports UVM Leading the Trend in Banning Bottled Water
As classes resume for a new semester, NPR’s “Morning Edition” notes that bottled water will no longer be for sale on the UVM campus, the largest public university in the country to take the stand...
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UVM Eco-Sculpture Highlights Press Conference at State House
By Jeffrey Wakefield, UVM CommunicationsAn eco-sculpture designed by a University of Vermont art professor made from nearly 3,000 empty single-serve water bottles was the centerpiece of a press...
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