Objective of the projectThe Water4All project is one of the five Sustainable Campus projects of the ULiège Green Office. Its objectives are to make students aware of sustainable water consumption (no more plastic bottles) and to give access to good quality water to all. FindingsThis project, ranked first during the voting campaign conducted in February 2020, is a real demand from the students of the University of Liege. Each year, a European drinks an average of 117 liters of bottled water. To produce a 1.5 liter plastic bottle, 33cl of oil are needed. In Europe, 42% of plastic bottles are not recycled but end up in landfills or oceans. This use of plastic bottles therefore generates negative impacts in terms of resource consumption and waste production. Proposed solutionThe Green Office will promote the consumption of tap water. To do so, it will participate in the provision of free "fountain" water to fill water bottles in places where students pass by. Implementation of the solution |
Discover the map of water fountains available on ULiège campuses made by the Green Office students. They continue their research to propose new places to place water fountains at the disposal of students.
Discover the FOOD challenges proposed to move towards a more sustainable society
Our experts consultedAngélique Léonard (Faculty of Applied Sciences), Maud Leloutre (Head of Energy and Water, Administration of Real Estate Resources), Pauline Courard (CESAME - Purchasing Department) Contribution to the 2030 Global AgendaThis project is in line with the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations 2030 Global Agenda, including Goal 6 "Clean Water and Sanitation" and Goal 12 "Sustainable Consumption and Production". |
Coordinator: Cécile Van de Weerdt - greenoffice@uliege.be
