Students for a Sustainable Beverage System

WE DID IT!!
-The exclusive Coca-Cola contract has been replaced by a contract with Sodexo!
-Starting 2nd semester, UVM will no longer sell bottled water on campus!
-1/3 of beverages in vending machines will be "healthy options!"

Good work everyone! http://www.uvm.edu/sustain/node/1184
or e-mail vstepuvm@gmail.com

HOW WE DID THIS:

UVM's Beverage Contract expired in 2012. By mobilizing ourselves

as a collaboration of student groups working with faculty and staff, we made our voices heard and influenced the measures we'd like to see included in the upcoming beverage contract. These included:
-NO bottled water sold/provided by the university on campus
-Decrease in single-use plastic beverage containers
-Increase in water & beverage fountain access across campus
-Increase in reusable materials through distribution of reusable water
bottle to all new students, and availability of reusable and
compostable paper cups by all beverage fountains
-Reduction in total vending machines on campus

OTHER SCHOOLS who have discontinued the sale and provision of bottled water on campus are:
-Wash U in St Louis
-Depauw U
-Seattle U
-U Portland
-Johns Hopkins
-Brown

If you'd like a copy of the resolution outlining student concerns/recommendations for the university that was been passed by the Student Government Association, e-mail vstepuvm@gmail.com