I wish the UW would take up this challenge.

But i don't see much bottled water here - we're already carbon-neutral.

shit like that is so irritating. people aren't going to forego buying something to drink because there's no bottled water in the cooler. they'll just get soda or juice or whatever, thereby reducing plastic consumption by exactly zero. and getting more calories than they would have gotten if they'd gotten bottled water. stupid. (for the record, i also think bottled water is stupid. that's why we have drinking fountains, and why i carry a nalgene a lot of the time. but if you're stuck somewhere - like at school for 10 hours a day - and you need something to drink, buying a bottle of water is sometimes necessary. and it's incredibly irritating when you're forced to get soda, because some idiot took out all the water)

"no matter what happens in November, students in search of water on the Seattle University campus will no longer be paying the bottled water tax."

Except for games at Husky Stadium, which a 16oz bottle costs 6$.

Is there still soda machines? I'm not clear on how this is better.

I would be so pissed if I was there and I was thirsty.

I buy a LOT of bottled water. I'll stop when I move back to somewhere where the tap water isn't cloudy.

Gonzaga has been bottled water free for two years.

I'm glad Seattle U has taken this step - in many places, phasing out bottled water has actually helped make public drinking water more accessible, as schools and institutions have invested in better drinking fountains, with refillable spouts, and other innovations...cheers!

Good work, Seattle U! Great move for the environment, democracy, and public health...Finally someone is recognizing that bottled water corporations are simply manufacturing demand for an essential resource that already flows freely from our taps. Sure hope the state of WA and other universities are paying attention to this....

The point here is to reduce plastic waste And to make a point to the bottled water companies that it is not ok to turn a precious resource into a commodity. There are millions of people without clean drinking water, and the bottled water companies are the main contributors to the polution problem in regards to plastic. Buy a water filter and bottle your own water. How hard is that to do!? Have you seen the documentary film called "Tapped"? If not, get it and get informed!