Students in Hameln shocked: filling water in the restaurant forbidden!

Students in Hameln shocked: filling water in the restaurant forbidden!

On Monday, May 19, two primary school classes from Hanover under the direction of the teachers Nadine Leipelt and Kerstin Heinrich went on a hiking trip to Hameln. When the weather was nice, the students covered a distance of about six kilometers from the Riepenburg to the city center. However, during their stay at the playground on Werder, there was a problem: Many of the children's drinking bottles were empty.

To ensure that the children are adequately supplied with water, one of the teachers in the “The Island” restaurant asked for filling the bottles with tap water. However, this request was rejected. Instead, the restaurant offered to fill the bottles for an amount of 50 cents per bottle, less than the 90 cents originally required. The managing director of the restaurant, Sawsan Matar, rejected the allegations of rude behavior and emphasized that there was a tap in the outdoor area where the children could have filled water free of charge.

different perspectives

The situation led to tensions, since teacher Leipelt felt aggressively treated by the employees of the restaurant and described the event as "failure to help". There are contradictory statements between the teachers and the restaurant staff. Ultimately, however, the students managed to fill their bottles at the Weser waterway and shipping office and use the toilet.

The problem of water supply for children on excursions reflects larger social movements. Projects such as the nationwide "Refill Germany" campaign, in which the wSw promote filling with tap water in different places, To support waste avoidance and climate protection. Disposable bottles are not only an environmental risk, but also cause high CO2 emissions.

meaning of tap water

The project "Wasserlende", supported by Klimaschutz.de , aims to promote the change of bottle water to tap water. Through educational offers and the creation of drinking locations, an attempt is made to increase the knowledge of the quality of tap water and show the citizens how they can contribute to climate and resource protection by using tap water. The advantages are significant because a liter of tap water emits only 0.35 grams of CO2, while CO2 emissions of one liter of mineral water is around 210 grams.

The insight that filling bottles is not only practical, but also environmentally friendly, is essential for a sustainable future. Despite the challenges, such as lack of knowledge about water quality, the switch to tap water is a valuable measure to reduce ecological footprint and use the resources sustainably.