BUNDANOON could become the first Australian town to reject bottled still water if the community gets behind a campaign to convert residents and visitors to tap water.
The Bike Shoppe owner Huw Kingston has launched the “Bundy On Tap” campaign in response to the village’s long-running battle against Norlex plans to bottle Bundanoon groundwater.
Mr Kingston hopes that businesses will stop selling bottled still water, instead offering customers a reusable “Bundy On Tap” drink container that can be refilled with tap water.
“Business is the key, but we have to make sure it’s done in such a way that it’s not detrimental to business,” he said.
“Businesses could sell the ‘Bundy on Tap’ bottle and have readily available water to fill it from.”
Mr Kingston said “Bundy On Tap” would need the whole-hearted supported of the village to succeed.
“We can be Australia’s almost first bottled-water-free town: It has to be everybody,” he said.
The “Bundy On Tap” committee, an off-shoot of “Don’t Bore Bundanoon”, will push for more bubblers around the village and encourage Wingecarribee Council to follow the lead of Ashfield, Manly and Blacktown Councils and ban bottled water from its functions.
Mr Kingston has already removed still bottled water from The Bike Shoppe, although the business still sells sparkling bottled water.
As organiser of the Highland Fling mountain bike marathon, Mr Kingston banned bottled water at the event and he hopes that other major events will follow suit.
For the full story see the Southern Highland News, Wednesday, May 20
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