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Free & Clear

POINT REYES NATIONS’s first community endeavor is a campaign to spearhead, help implement and finance both the elimination of plastic water bottles from West Marin and assist in finding water delivery alternatives with the goal being to provide free, accessible drinking water to members of the community and visitors alike, and to encourage the use of reusable, sustainable, non-plastic water containers.

• 5.4 billion pounds of plastic per year is used to make water bottles
• 86% of water bottles are not recycled
• 38 billion water bottles per year end up in US landfills
• 295 kilos of water and 6.45 kilos of oil are used to make 1 kilo of PET plastic
• Bottled water manufacturers are subject to less inspections than tap water suppliers
• 40% of bottled water comes directly from a tap water source

WITH THE REALIZATION that bottled water has become a fixture of our societal landscape, the equally stark reality of the above statistics mandate action. This campaign is underway and is now soliciting commitments to participate and partner in our efforts from community businesses, organizations, event producers and individuals. We recognize that making the commitment of principal is only a first step and that we will commit to aiding each business or organization, large or small, to work towards the goal of a plastic water bottle free West Marin. To reach our goals will require both will and effort on a community wide scale so we encourage all to step forward and pledge your support by sending a check to:

Point Reyes Nation, Box 629, Pt Reyes Ca 94956 or contacting us at volunteer@pointreyesnation.com

Stainless steel - Over 2500 of these bottles have been sold since early August, 2007. Klean Kanteen and New Wave Enviro water bottles are on sale at the following West Marin locations:

• Toby's Feed Barn
• Tomales Bay Foods
• Pine Cone Diner
• Bovine Bakery
• Point Reyes Books
• Pt. Reyes Hostel
• Susan Hayes Handwovens
• Point Reyes Outdoors
• West Marin Pharmacy

Funding has been obtained for the purchase of permanent drinking fountains. Three sites in Point Reyes and in Inverness have been selected and installation should begin in the next few months. The fountains will also feature a spigot for filling your bottle or dog bowl.

(West Marin resident Susan gets refreshed from the new drinking fountain in downtown Inverness.)

Large stainless steel water (milk can) containers for filling your bottles or just having a glass are in place at Tomales Bay Foods, Toby's Feed Barn, Toby's Coffee Bar and Yoga Toes. These containers are also available for check out at the West Marin Community Event Library or can be purchased in various sizes from FREE & CLEAR.

Five large water thermoses have been donated, three to Love Field, and two to KWMR, along with compostable corn starch drinking cups.

We have provided water and cups and sold stainless steel water bottles at the following events:

• KWMR / Love Field Far West Fest
• Bolinas Labor Day BBQ
• The Dance Palace Duck Derby
• Three Rethinking PLastics Events at the Dance Palace
• KWMR Pledge Drive Hootenanny
• "Building Memories" Fundraiser for pt Reyes Playground
• Binational Health Fair at the Dance Palace
• EAC "Save the Dunes" Fundraiser
• Dance Palace Holiday Fair
• MALT Holiday Fair
• KWMR Holiday Party
• Wallace Stegner Conference
• KWMR Sweethearts of the Radio
• Point Reyes Bird Count Dinner
• Point Reyes ranchers Assoc. Events
• Pt. Reyes Playground Construction Party
• Dance Palace Trivia Bee
• Point Reyes Farmers Market
• Many more community events

Read the article about the postivie impact of Free and Clear West Marin that appeared in the Point Reyes Light.