blueW: Ensure free water refills in Ottawa
Get your favourite community businesses involved!
*Please note - OWSAG's map is out of date after all the COVID-related lockdown/changes to business hours/etc. - please visit bluew.org for more complete information *
blueW is a unique community-based program dedicated to promoting municipal tap water as a healthy, easily accessible alternative to purchasing sugary, bottled drinks. blueW provides mapped details on where to find clean, free public and commercial sources to fill your reusable bottle without compelling people to make additional purchases.
blueW is a growing network of over 27,000 shops, restaurants and public spaces where people can refill their water bottles with safe, clean tap water – helping people to make healthier choices for hydration, avoid single-use plastic, and to appreciate the hard work of municipal water providers.
blueW has worked directly with more than 60 communities to help promote tap water, with residents and visitors calling blueW “the new drinking fountain” because their free online directory of tap water refill locations ensures simple access to water in public areas, replacing the need for costly, high maintenance drinking fountain installations.
Community participation is the most important part of blueW. By helping in your neighbourhood to sign up new blueW refill locations you help reduce plastic bottle waste, support the hard work of local municipal water suppliers, make water more accessible to the public, raise awareness about water issues, and help your community achieve its sustainability goals.
We invite you to join OWSAG in spreading this network across Ottawa! Read the simple tips in the blueW factsheet on how to get involved.
If you’re interested in getting involved, send a message to [email protected] to find out how to start. If you would like more information about blueW, please contact the blueW Program Director – Evan Pilkington at [email protected], (226) 979-0166, www.bluew.org
*Please note - OWSAG's map is out of date after all the COVID-related lockdown/changes to business hours/etc. - please visit bluew.org for more complete information *
blueW is a unique community-based program dedicated to promoting municipal tap water as a healthy, easily accessible alternative to purchasing sugary, bottled drinks. blueW provides mapped details on where to find clean, free public and commercial sources to fill your reusable bottle without compelling people to make additional purchases.
blueW is a growing network of over 27,000 shops, restaurants and public spaces where people can refill their water bottles with safe, clean tap water – helping people to make healthier choices for hydration, avoid single-use plastic, and to appreciate the hard work of municipal water providers.
blueW has worked directly with more than 60 communities to help promote tap water, with residents and visitors calling blueW “the new drinking fountain” because their free online directory of tap water refill locations ensures simple access to water in public areas, replacing the need for costly, high maintenance drinking fountain installations.
Community participation is the most important part of blueW. By helping in your neighbourhood to sign up new blueW refill locations you help reduce plastic bottle waste, support the hard work of local municipal water suppliers, make water more accessible to the public, raise awareness about water issues, and help your community achieve its sustainability goals.
We invite you to join OWSAG in spreading this network across Ottawa! Read the simple tips in the blueW factsheet on how to get involved.
If you’re interested in getting involved, send a message to [email protected] to find out how to start. If you would like more information about blueW, please contact the blueW Program Director – Evan Pilkington at [email protected], (226) 979-0166, www.bluew.org
