Go Green Hong Kong
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Mission Statement
為慶祝撲水十週年，新版手機應用程式正式上架！徇眾要求，每個撲水點都會標明飲水機屬於噴射式/ 盛水式。出街自備水樽，臨渴開app, 祝願各位身體健康，長飲長有！ Water for Free is turning 10 years old! This new version of Water for Free app informs you of the type of water dispenser near you, be it bubbler and/or bottle filling tap. Let's continue our fight to reduce plastic waste! Say No to Bottled Water! 1. Our mobile app, downloaded over 17000 times, shows 1300 locations where users can refill their water bottle. Our Partners such as Patagonia, Oxfam and Green Common provide water for free to the public. 2. Outdoor events generate significant plastic waste. Our dispenser rentals to Pink Dot 2016 and 2017, HKU and Greenpeace have eliminated more than 10000 plastic bottles. 3. Educational programs and donated dispensers to schools. Our educational program has reached thousands of students and we provide donated water dispensers to school to encourage students to refill rather than to buy bottled water. Our campaign reached more than 600,000 Hong Kong people via various media interview including this one: https://www.facebook.com/tvmosthk/videos/1928981634016831/?hc_ref=ARRKZTdtNoN4wLMY4XnnasEhHJ7VnbHUrSafwEtnE3fCn8O-73jk9DO9l-b2XxJVYbk
About This Cause
The mission of Water for Free is to share and communicate with the public the issues regarding water fountains, raising awareness and promoting its use in order to reduce plastic waste. We realize the insufficiency and inadequacy of the provision of water fountains in Hong Kong. That’s why we need to amplify our voice so that the public and the authority will pay more attention to the issue. Plastic waste does not only fill up our landfills, it also spills into the seas and mountains, posing great threats to wildlife. According to 2015 figure, 136 tonnes of PET bottle waste was dumped in Hong Kong, which could be converted to about 5 million beverage bottles! How does it get so devastating? Bottled water, cheap and expensive alike, have been marketed extensively throughout the city. While we already have high quality tap water, why spend a thousand time more on bottled water and creating unnecessary waste?