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Practice Makes Perfect
100
The length of time it takes for a plastic water bottle to biodegrade
What is 1000 years Only 14% of plastic water bottles actually get recycled
100
The percentage of students that think its easy to find the bottle friendly water stations on campus
What is 76% Despite this large percentage, the majority of students said that they continue to use the same station
100
The name of the campaign set to be launched by TapSFU to reduce plastic water bottle use and increase the use of the water stations
What is ‘Plastic Ain’t Fantastic’ Launches next semester Encouraging students to take the TapSFU pledge to stop drinking bottled water. The first 300 students will receive a resource kit containing information about the campaign and Vancouver tap water, a stick with a map of all the water stations on campus, and a reusable water bottle
200
The amount of water (in litres) that is required to produce and sell 1 litre of bottled water
What is 3 Litres It takes 3 litres of water and approximately 3.4 megajoules of energy to produce and sell 1 litre of water in a plastic bottle
200
The number of bottled beverage units sold at the SFU Burnaby Campus
What is 148000 Of which, Bottled water had the highest sales
200
There are currently only two locations with educational signage promoting the benefits of using the campus’ water stations. However, only one of these locations has a sign noting it’s location. It is located here
What is the AQ ( across from Mackenzie Café)
300
The price of a reusable water bottle from the SFU book store
What is $15 to $20
300
According to 50% of a sample of 67 Students, this is the best way to reduce plastic water bottle use
What is increased signage for refill stations and their locations 16% said display more educational ads 34% said sell more reusable water
300
The number one barrier preventing SFU from implementing a water bottle ban
What is an operational budget deficit Maggie Benson Center alone had a loss of $420,000 in the last fiscal year. SFU is in year 2 of a 5 year contract with - generating 8.2 million in comissions