After calling for a study on bottled water in 2007, in 2008, the conference came out against bottled water which consumes 1.5 million barrels of oil per year to produce its plastic bottles.
The conference's stance against bottled water in 2008 stemmed from a study on bottled water initiated in 2007. The study highlighted the significant environmental impact of bottled water production, which consumes 1.5 million barrels of oil annually to produce its plastic bottles.