Patch Poll: Should Local Municipalities Consider Banning Bottled Water Sales?
A Massachusetts town has made the sale of water in plastic bottles illegal, although other soft drinks in plastic containers will be permitted.
Water didn't always come in plastic bottles. It came in waterways and then wells—and then through pipes into homes and businesses. When you traveled, you'd fill a canteen, Thermos or another container with water. Or maybe stop by a gas station where you could buy an ice-cold soda pop in a recyclable/reusable glass bottle. Although some people use eco-friendly, reusable plastic drink bottles, many others buy water in disposable, plastic bottles. In many cases, this is simply just city water, treated in the same way as the water that flows for a few cents from your tap. The Concord Patch reports that after three years of debate, Concord, MA is one of the first communities in the U.S. to pass a by-law that bans the sale of single-serving …
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11:40 pm on Sunday, March 17, 2013
If it becomes to expensive, people will start using refillable/reusable water/soda containers. more ›