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Chicago Tribune: Loyola to ban sale of bottled water on campus

A May 8 article in the Chicago Tribune reports:

"Loyola University Chicago began encouraging students to drink tap water by giving all freshmen reusable bottles last fall and installing more refill stations around campus throughout this past year.

Now it's planning to ban the sale of bottled water altogether.

Starting next fall, the university will stop selling bottled water in its cafeterias and retail locations. Then in 2013, bottled water will be removed from campus vending machines."

NPR: Battling The Bottle: Students And Industry Face Off Over Water

A Feb. 12 story on National Public Radio states:

"Bottled water is trickling away from college campuses nationwide, thanks to the efforts of student activists and the non-profit groups that support them..."

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