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Book SynopsisAn essential book for everyone who seeks to reclaim the commons and build a just and equitable society.John Nichols,The NationAn exploration of bottled water's impact on social justice and sustainability, and howdiverse movements are fighting back. In just four decades, bottled water has transformed from a luxury niche item into a ubiquitous consumer product, representing a $300 billion market dominated by global corporations. It sits at the convergence of a mounting ecological crisis of single-use plastic waste and climate change, a social crisis of affordable access to safe drinking water, and a struggle over the fate of public water systems. Unbottled examines the vibrant movements that have emerged to question the need for bottled water and challenge its growth in North America and worldwide. Drawing on extensive interviews with activists, residents, public officials, and other participants in controversies ranging from bottled water's role in unsafe tap water crises to grou
Trade Review"In his new book,
Unbottled, author Daniel Jaffee explores how bottled water’s meteoric rise has exacerbated inequality and intensified pollution." * Fast Company *
"Jaffee emphasizes the resistance against bottled water’s hegemony, not just its negative effects, leaving the reader astonished but still hopeful. . . . For those wanting to fight for climate and water justice, this book is a must-read." * The Progressive Magazine *
Table of ContentsContents
List of Figures and Tables
Preface
Introduction
1. A More Perfect Commodity
2. Making a Market, Fearing the Tap, Building a Backlash
3. Flint: Corroding Pipes, Eroding Trust
4. Reclaiming the Tap
5. Cascade Locks: A Decade-Long Struggle
6. Guelph and Elora: Watching Water, Broadening the Movement
7. Empty Bottles: Water Justice and the Right to Drink
Conclusion
Acknowledgments
Notes
References
Index
