M5.5- Tap Water

My campaign for tap water would include information on how much oil and energy goes into making one water bottle and where our “recycled” empty bottles end up. We love to complain about how high gas prices are and if everyone knew how many cars could be fueled by one water bottle, as where they go when they are "recycled," it would surely spark some change.

The “Drink from the Sink” campaign would start on the radio, move to TV, and eventually contain community outreach efforts once the movement gained traction. Because we know wealthier communities have access to better drinking water, the campaign would start there. After more stakeholders become involved and more grants, donations, and funding come in, that money will be used to improve drinking water quality to the low income populations that spend money they don’t have on bottled water so they can cook and clean.

This would be both a roundabout way to improve drinking water quality for low-income residents, but to also encourage those with clean tap water to use reusable water bottles so plastic bottles can avoid ending up in landfills.