About...

One Bottle Project (1bottleproject) is a student-run grass roots movement against the 'corporatization' of water in Montreal as well as the entire Quebec region.

Our mission

Why take on bottled water?

• Bottled water is the commercialization of a public resource that life depends on.
• Bottled water uses much more resources than the water itself: oil for plastic production; oil for transportation; more water than the bottle contains to cool the plastic.
• Bottled water is a scam. Most bottled water is public drinking water. You are paying an order of magnitude for a public resource.

What is the situation in Quebec?

• Quebec is currently lagging behind other provinces with regards to plastic bottle waste. Toronto has in recent years implemented a campaign against bottled water, and has even gone as far as proposing a bill to ban the sales of it in city buildings.
• Many schools currently have exclusivity contracts with major beverage companies (usually Pepsi or Coca-Cola), and this also applies to the sales of bottled water. With bottled water vending machines common in these public institutions, the availability of free water from water fountains is sometimes overlooked.
• Quebec, like most Canadian provinces, is exceptionally rich in water resources. These resources should remain public and should not be allowed to be tapped by private companies who sell the water back to the public.
• 28% of Quebec citizens use bottled water as their primary source of drinking water. This number is exceptionally high for a province that is so rich in water resources.

What can be done?

• Educate the public about the stark realities of bottled water.
• Tell your friends and family about the dire need to cut down the consumption of plastic water bottles and to keep water from being controlled by private corporations.
• Print and spread our posters and sticker media, provided on this website.