21 - Facilitate the purchasing of flat and sparkling water in sustainable containers

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Unit Responsible

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Objective

Facilitate the purchasing of flat and sparkling water in sustainable containers for small department meetings. Many departments would like to purchase sustainably packaged water if it was easy to find and affordable, even though small department meetings are not directly subject to UC’s single-use plastics policy.   

Metric

Purchase bulk water in cartons or aluminum through Supply Chain’s partnership with Pepsi and offer these sustainable containers for sale / delivery to departments for small meetings.  Create a campaign to encourage individuals to purchase non-plastic water by Fall 2024.   If successful with water sales, expand to include other beverages for sale in sustainable packaging through Supply Chain / Pepsi. 

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