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April Foodprint- Plant Based Pizza
Created by: Clare Matthews, Rachel Onusko and Claire Mohney This April, when the rain falls and the flowers bloom, nothing is better than a night inside eating pizza and watching movies. However, there is a way to do this without having to worry about your water #FOODPRINT! Between the flour, cheese, and sauce, pizza can use … Continued
Read moreMarch Foodprint- Cauliflower Wings
Created by: Clare Matthews, Rachel Onusko and Claire Mohney This March, as we all gear up to plan our brackets, break out the college basketball gear, and get with friends and family to watch March Madness, it is important that we do not lose sight of what is really important; our earth! When cooking up the … Continued
Read moreFoodprint Blog Series- Intro
Created by: Clare Matthews, Rachel Onusko and Claire Mahoney Moving towards a plant-based diet can not only be beneficial for your health, but also for the planet. Why does raising animals for meat require so much water? Almost half of the water used in the United States is used to raise animals as food. For example, … Continued
Read moreEat at MELT on Wednesdays in March!
Eat and drink at MELT this month on any Wednesday and 20% goes to Drink Local Drink Tap! You can show your server this PDF attachment on your phone or print it. Thank you for your support! Fun fact about Melt– They #SKIPTHESTRAW ! MELT 20% CHARITY FLYER
Read moreHow to Approach Your Local Retailer about Plastic Bags
For those of you who were able to come to the December 4th, 2018 Ideastream/ League of Women Voters of Greater Cleveland’s panel discussion on Plastics and Lake Erie, thank you. As promised we want to help you approach your local retailers with the idea of supporting the use of reusable bags. Each year, 22 … Continued
Are We on the Verge of a Plastic Revolution?
Written by: Rachel Onusko Did you know? Only about 9% percent of plastic is actually recycled, with the overwhelming majority being wasted (Source). Since the mass production of plastic began around 1950, more than 8.3 billion tons of plastic has been created. Most of this plastic is used to produce disposable products which ultimately become … Continued
Read moreP What? What are PFAS and Why Should I Care?
Have you heard about the State of Emergency in Parchment, Michigan announced late July 2018? They are not the only ones in the U.S. fighting PFAS contamination, though. Dangerous levels of PFAS have been found in water for 16 million Americans, food and our soils. What are PFAS? Certain chemical compounds that allow items we … Continued
Cleveland: Skip the Straw
Written by: Rachel Onusko A movement to ban single-use straws from restaurants has been growing across the nation. Harmful effects of straws Straws are routinely placed in beverages in restaurants. For the majority of people, these straws are a completely unnecessary. On average, Americans use 500 million straws daily (Source). That is enough straws to … Continued
Read moreCape Town Drought: How We Can Help
Written by: Clara Rose, Intern Today, Cape Town, South Africa is in the midst of its worst drought in 30 years (Source). As climate change worsens, so do natural disasters. Unfortunately, droughts as significant as Cape Town’s are expected to occur more frequently in the future. In addition, the people most vulnerable to climate change … Continued
Read moreNo One Should be Scared to Poop
All over the world, 2.5 billion people have no safe, dignified place to ‘go’. In addition, our little ones, young children under the age of 5, truly fear using a pit latrine (the common, inexpensive hand-dug pit). These pit latrines, cement or not, can be very scary for anyone. Children think they will fall in, … Continued
Read moreSustainable Development Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation
Written by: Hallie Fried, Intern The Problem: Here in Northeast Ohio, we’re lucky enough to be so close to our water supply: Lake Erie. However, there are many people around the world who are born into areas or live in regions that lack clean water. Today, according to the United Nations, more than 40% of people … Continued
Read moreLake Erie Leaders Bring Insight on the Environment and Economy of Lake Erie
On Monday July 9th, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur hosted “Lake Erie Leaders” a roundtable event at Memorial Hall in Rocky River. She invited panelists from four different agencies to bring insight on various issues impacting the environment and economy of Lake Erie. The first to speak was Dr. Jeff Reuter, special advisor and former director of … Continued
Read moreProtecting Our Local Water – Nifty Water-Related Projects in Greater Cleveland
As passionate as we are about bringing safe water to the people of Uganda, we are equally as passionate about protecting the water in our own backyard here in Cleveland. Below is a list of amazing water-related projects happening around Greater Cleveland that you should check out! Large-scale Cleveland Tree Plan In 2015, The City … Continued
Read moreDigging Deep: What makes Drink Local. Drink Tap. different?
Most of you are aware of the work DLDT does in Uganda to get people access to safe water. However, what makes DLDT different from other organizations that do similar work in the region? First, let’s do a quick reminder about the issues Uganda faces. Recapping the reality of Uganda With a population of close … Continued
Read moreWhat it means to live a zero-waste lifestyle
If you’ve seen a woman walking around the neighborhood recently with a big trash bag and gloves, it’s probably Carrie Corrigan. She makes it a habit to walk around and pick up cigarettes from the sidewalks in her spare time. “People may think I’m a weirdo,” Carrie said, “but one of the biggest threats facing … Continued
Read moreCleveland Scene Best of Cleveland – Best Activist Erin Huber
Cleveland Scene Magazine just released its Best of Cleveland 2017 Rankings! Drink Local. Drink Tap. is humbled, and proud to be home to the newly voted Best Activist, Erin Huber. Check out Erin Huber’s recognition on Clevescene.com: The founder of Drink Local Drink Tap has achieved the wonderful goal of changing people’s lives: not … Continued
Read moreGreat Lakes Restoration Initiative funding is being threatened – what can we do?
The Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) was launched in 2010 to accelerate efforts to protect and restore the largest system of fresh surface water in the world – the Great Lakes (source). Today, its’ very existence is being threatened by Donald Trump and his administration. They have shown that they do not think the Great … Continued
Read moreIt’s Beach Cleanup Season! Why do we do it?
Where it all started: Many of you may not be aware that Drink Local. Drink Tap. began as just a small group of people cleaning up litter (especially plastics) on the beaches of Lake Erie/Cleveland. Today, despite there being a great deal of other work we do, beach cleanups are still important to our overall … Continued
Read moreClimate Change and Water Stress: Locally and Globally
Like most things in life, water is a balance. Too little and there is drought, famine, and death. Too much and there is flood, disease, and death. The amount of stress put on the water cycle significantly affects its’ balance. Since most of us have not thought much about the water cycle since grade school, … Continued
Read moreOfficial Statement – Climate Change and Water Stress: Locally and Globally
The Hydrologic Cycle To fully understand the relationship between climate change and water stress, you must first have a firm grasp on how the Hydrologic Cycle works. Whether you remember or not, most of us learned about this in grade school. However, it is not a concept we tend to frequently think about – sans … Continued
Read moreWading with Water Bottle Filters
It’s no secret that here at Drink Local. Drink Tap., Inc. that we believe properly managed tap water beats bottled water hands down. So, for those of you out there who might still be drinking bottled water, we’ve done a little research on popular portable water filters as a way to help kick the bottled … Continued
The Verdict on Bottled Water – Official Statement
The growth and popularity of bottled water can be largely attributed to aggressive and relentless marketing. Quoted in the article Bottled Water is the Marketing Trick of the Century, Richard Wilk, professor of anthropology at Indiana University said: Bottled water is the most revealing substance for showing us how the global capitalist market works today. … Continued
Read moreWorld Water Day 2017 Recap
Another Successful World Water Day with our Wavemakers! We hope you are aware that last Wednesday, March 22nd, was World Water Day! This year’s theme was Wastewater. For the seventh year, Drink Local. Drink Tap., Inc. rallied almost 300 Wavemakers to celebrate World Water Day with a variety of activities. We held the event in … Continued
Read moreThe Bottled Water Craze: Why It’s Crazy
If you would like a more detailed look at tap water vs. bottled water, check out our short documentary below: Drink Local. Drink Tap’s official statement on bottled water
Read moreWorld Water Day 2017 – Wastewater
Every year World Water Day sports a different theme to focus on. This year’s theme is Wastewater. Admittedly, this is not as exciting or attention grabbing as some water topics, however, it is vitally important to the preservation of our environment and our ability to continue to have clean drinking water. Because this term may … Continued
Read moreWater & The New Administration Official Statement
It is 2017 and we have a new president of the United States. Within the first few weeks of his administration, Donald Trump has already exercised a variety of executive orders. Generally speaking, Drink Local. Drink Tap., Inc. does not take a political stance on issues. Keeping with that tradition, this statement is not designed … Continued
Same Earth, Same Water Sources – How the new administration affects our water.
Read Drink Local. Drink Tap.’s Full Statement Here Generally speaking, Drink Local. Drink Tap., Inc. does not take a political stance on issues. Keeping with that tradition, we are not writing this to sway political support. However, due to recent actions being taken, we are compelled to shed light on those that threaten our water … Continued
Read moreMeatless Mondays: Good for You & the Environment
#MeatlessMonday is more than just a hashtag, it’s a movement. This movement has one main purpose: protect our precious earth. If you think that meatless Monday won’t affect you, that it’s just another environmental stunt, you’d be wrong! Three things are majorly benefitted by pledging Meatless Mondays: Your wallet The environment Your health Now, we’re not … Continued
Read moreWater and Lead: A Tale of Lost Love
Here at Drink Local. Drink Tap. we value clean and safe tap water. Ever wonder how and why lead has moved its way into our drinking water? Want to know the appropriate way to filter out harmful substances from your family’s water sources? Read our infographic below!
Read moreBack From Africa Party Details
Join us on February 23rd at Jukebox to welcome and celebrate Erin Huber’s return from their latest trip to Uganda. Our Drink Local. Drink Tap. team definitely made a splash on their biggest trip to date; they implemented 6 large projects and more! View photos from this year’s trip on our Facebook Page! Event Details: … Continued