VP Welfare conducted an indicative poll on twitter asking if people would be prepared to spend more money on water if it was more environmentally friendly and ethically sourced. There were over 200 responses to the poll with a majority in favour of more expensive but more ethical product.
The committee were keen that more consultation was carried out before further decisions were made as water is an essential to provide and that any action would benefit from being done in concert with the university. Access to water in the University also needs to increase before its possible to reduce consumption of bottled water.
The committee did vote to have a recyclable and reusable water bottle available in the student union shop.