World Water Day - think outside the bottle

Today one in six people—more than one billion—don’t have access to enough water. Lack of access to safe water is the leading cause of death and illness in the world - around the world, a child dies every 15 seconds from water-borne diseases, and 80 percent of all diseases are caused by unsafe drinking water, poor sanitation and inadequate hygiene.

The global water crisis is steadily worsening with climate change. As water scarcity becomes a bigger issue, corporations are increasingly trying to take control of public water resources and systems, which is making the problem worse. Globally, corporations promote water privatization under the guise of efficiency. But there is no substitute for public water. Water is a human right, not a privilege.

March 22 is World Water Day - a day to observe the global water crisis and pledge to make a change. One of the easiest and biggest changes we can make is to join the fight against bottled water corporations. Challenging the corporations that control our water shows that we, as consumers, are serious about protecting our environment.

This year, on World Water Day, groups and individuals across the country are pledging to choose tap over bottled water. Besides generating pollution, tap water is cleaner and safer - it is required to go through more rigorous and frequent testing than bottled water!

Taking the Think Outside the Bottle Pledge is quick, easy, and sends the message that water is a human right, not a commodity.

To take the Think Outside the Bottle Pledge and learn more about bottled water - visit the Think Outside the Bottle website today!

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