Politics · Switzerland · 7 hrs ago
Vaud lawmaker seeks free tap water jugs in Swiss restaurants
In Switzerland, restaurants generally charge for a jug of water, with the canton of Ticino as the exception.
An environmentalist lawmaker in Vaud wants to make jugs free in the canton.
The lawmaker says the proposal is based on the right to water.
Some restaurant owners disagree with making the jugs free.
The proposal concerns a common restaurant charge, but the available information does not say whether it has been formally introduced or how it might proceed.
No decision or next step is given.
A Green Party lawmaker in Switzerland’s canton of Vaud wants restaurant water carafes to be free.
The lawmaker’s proposal is made in the name of the “right to water.”
Restaurants in Switzerland charge for carafes of water, except in the canton of Ticino.
Not all restaurateurs agree with making carafes free.
- Who
- A Green Party lawmaker in the canton of Vaud.
- What
- The lawmaker wants restaurant water carafes to be free.
- When
- The article was published on 15 October 2026; the proposal date is not stated.
- Where
- The canton of Vaud, Switzerland.
- Why
- The lawmaker cites the “right to water.
Vaud lawmaker
Some restaurateurs
Water carafes in restaurants
Vaud lawmaker
Wants them to be free.
Some restaurateurs
Some restaurateurs do not agree with making them free.
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- Proposal
- Make restaurant water carafes free
- Proponent
- A Green Party lawmaker in Vaud
- Reason given
- The “right to water
- Current practice
- Carafes are charged for in Switzerland, except in Ticino
- Publication date
- 15 October 2026
What people are saying
right to water