The theme of World Water Week at Chief Sealth International High School last year was “Don’t throw the world away!”  We learned the terrible truth about plastic. It seems clean, safe, and it’s convenient.  But our massive consumption of plastic is destroying the planet.

If we know that disposable water bottles are bad for the planet, expensive to buy, and completely unnecessary, WHY DOES OUR SCHOOL STILL SELL THEM?

Some schools need the revenue.  But can’t we sell something that WON’T contribute to plastic pollution?  The cost of cleaning up our planet is FAR GREATER.

This funding could easily be replaced by a donation from the PTSA, a fundraising campaign, or alternative items for sale.   It only makes sense that a community that is against plastic pollution should STOP CONTRIBUTING TO THE PROBLEM. 

 San Francisco was the first major U.S. city to ban the sale of disposable plastic water bottles. 

Chief Sealth International High School doesn’t need them either.

BAN the sale of disposable plastic water bottles in Seattle Public Schools!