Ban the plastic being used as well.
We can get our own tap water and use reusable bottles just like in the old days
Seriously plastic is killing the planet.
I would like to comment on an article published in the Erin Advocate from Nov.15 about the moratorium on water permits. I agree that we should extend the moratorium to 2020.
Read more
I work in a school where I see many many half full water bottles. Such a waste when we have a water 5 fountains that work just fine. Reusable water bottle. Bottle water is a waste of water, lots of plastic be used and not recycled properly. We all know that not all the plastic is recycled.
Read more
Latest CBC information is that Nestle and Tim Hortons are the largest contributors to plastic waste. We recycle 11% and burn/bury the other 89%.
Read more
I disagree with licensing corporations to rape and pillage our water supply by taking our spring water virtually for free so that they can put it in plastic bottles that pollute our oceans and lands horrifically and make a 99% profit on the product.
Read more
Please extend the moratorium on bottled water permits. We have already seen some communities experiencing dire shortages of water during times of drought -- when bottling companies continued heedlessly to draw water from aquifers that were dangerously low.
Read more
I don't understand why we are still using bottled water. Municipalities spend tax dollars to provide us with clean drinking water. There is no need for any more plastics to be produced when there are affordable, reusable bottles from which we can drink our water.
Read more
To allow more corporations to take even more of our groundwater is morally wrong on two fronts. First, we as a society must stop the proliferation of single use plastics which are affecting our lakes and oceans.
Read more
I support extending the moratorium on water bottling permits in Ontario. Water bottling is a wasteful procedure. More water and energy are used in producing and recycling the bottles to contain water and transporting them to retail outlets.
Read more
No new permits to take water should be issued to commercial water taking companies in Ontario when the intended use of the water is single use packaged water. In addition, permits for increased pumping should not be renewed.
Read more
Water is a basic necessity of life and should not be allowed to be in the hands of corporations to be monetized by them. If our aquifers dry up who is left with the fallout? The public, that is who!
Read more
I don't think this 1yr moratorium goes far enough. At the least it should be permanent or better still, there should be a reduction in current water-taking limits for for-profit companies.
This moratorium should be permanent. For-profits should not be allowed to take our groundwater in the amounts they are and for the pathetic compensation they give. Leave our water alone.
Ontario needs to manage its water resources wisely, including its acquifers. To let Nestle abstract millions of liters of water every day - and from wells that are being claimed by local communities - is unwise and unfair.
Read more
It is extremely important the extension of the current moratorium to give the Ministry of Environment time to understand the water resources in the province with a particular focus on ground water takings for water bottling.
Thanks.
Please STOP all Nestle water agreements in Ontario! We do not need plastic-bottled water, and this company has no concern about over-extraction of this valuable natural resource.
The taking of our water should not be allowed - it is only benefiting the big companies. I have lived in this area all of my life, and back a few years ago, there was no bottled water, and everyone survived.
Read more
View the comments this notice received through the registry. You can either download them all or search and sort below.
Some comments will not be posted online. Learn more about the comment status and our comment and privacy policies.
Download comments
Ban the plastic being used…
Comment on
Extending the moratorium on water bottling permits
Comment ID
11910
Commenting on behalf of
Comment status
Related actions
I would like to comment on…
Comment on
Extending the moratorium on water bottling permits
Comment ID
11926
Commenting on behalf of
Comment status
Related actions
Say No To Nestlé I am very…
Comment on
Extending the moratorium on water bottling permits
Comment ID
11935
Commenting on behalf of
Comment status
Related actions
I work in a school where I…
Comment on
Extending the moratorium on water bottling permits
Comment ID
11947
Commenting on behalf of
Comment status
Related actions
Latest CBC information is…
Comment on
Extending the moratorium on water bottling permits
Comment ID
11959
Commenting on behalf of
Comment status
Related actions
I disagree with licensing…
Comment on
Extending the moratorium on water bottling permits
Comment ID
11960
Commenting on behalf of
Comment status
Related actions
Please extend the moratorium…
Comment on
Extending the moratorium on water bottling permits
Comment ID
11962
Commenting on behalf of
Comment status
Related actions
I don't understand why we…
Comment on
Extending the moratorium on water bottling permits
Comment ID
11971
Commenting on behalf of
Comment status
Related actions
To allow more corporations…
Comment on
Extending the moratorium on water bottling permits
Comment ID
11972
Commenting on behalf of
Comment status
Related actions
I support extending the…
Comment on
Extending the moratorium on water bottling permits
Comment ID
11973
Commenting on behalf of
Comment status
Related actions
No new permits to take water…
Comment on
Extending the moratorium on water bottling permits
Comment ID
11974
Commenting on behalf of
Comment status
Related actions
Yes, this extension of the…
Comment on
Extending the moratorium on water bottling permits
Comment ID
11976
Commenting on behalf of
Comment status
Related actions
I agree with extending the…
Comment on
Extending the moratorium on water bottling permits
Comment ID
11978
Commenting on behalf of
Comment status
Related actions
Water is a basic necessity…
Comment on
Extending the moratorium on water bottling permits
Comment ID
11980
Commenting on behalf of
Comment status
Related actions
I don't think this 1yr…
Comment on
Extending the moratorium on water bottling permits
Comment ID
11982
Commenting on behalf of
Comment status
Related actions
This moratorium should be…
Comment on
Extending the moratorium on water bottling permits
Comment ID
11983
Commenting on behalf of
Comment status
Related actions
Ontario needs to manage its…
Comment on
Extending the moratorium on water bottling permits
Comment ID
11989
Commenting on behalf of
Comment status
Related actions
It is extremely important…
Comment on
Extending the moratorium on water bottling permits
Comment ID
11990
Commenting on behalf of
Comment status
Related actions
Please STOP all Nestle water…
Comment on
Extending the moratorium on water bottling permits
Comment ID
11993
Commenting on behalf of
Comment status
Related actions
The taking of our water…
Comment on
Extending the moratorium on water bottling permits
Comment ID
11995
Commenting on behalf of
Comment status
Related actions