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Dear Restaurateur,
U.S. citizens are wasting billions of dollars a year on billions of gallons of bottled water, at least in part because they think it is healthier or safer than its counterpart from the tap. It is not. In fact, many bottling companies get their water straight from public water supplies, and then sell it at a price many times higher than tap water. Meanwhile, the production, transportation and consumption of the plastic bottles burns fossil fuels, generates mountains of waste and taxes our already overburdened public water systems. In March, the city of San Francisco partnered with Food & Water Watch on the Take Back the Tap campaign that urges restaurants to hold the bottled water and, instead, serve only tap water. Now, restaurants across the country are leading the movement by pledging to eliminate bottled water from their menus. This section of our website will explain why consumers across the country are kicking the bottled water habit and how you, as a restaurant owner, can get involved. Thank you for your interest, and we hope that you will join us in our efforts to provide clean, affordable water for all. Wenonah Hauter
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In the interest of protecting our water resources, Food & Water Watch invites all restaurant owners to join consumers in a national effort to kick the bottled water habit and take back the tap.