Comments on: Australian Town Bans Bottled Water

By: kamal tribak

kamal tribak — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 01:15:27 +0000

no question it will be difficult to adjust to new measures but soon everyone will fellow when they see the big picture true

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Tue, 03 Aug 2010 19:46:05 +0000

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By: economixt

economixt — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:54:03 +0000

Good for bundanoon!

Bottled water is big business – about $100 Billion globally. It’s going to take small steps like these to begin to restore the focus on municipal water systems. There’s a great rundown of the bottled water industry in the US over at economixt –

http://www.economixt.com/2009/07/in-context-the-bottled-water-industry

By: tapin

tapin — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 02:49:21 +0000

We need your support! Please sign our online petition!

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/ban-bottled-water-at-departments-and-facilities

TAP IN – a student led group in Surrey, British Columbia will be presenting to the Surrey Environmental Advisory Committee next week to convince Surrey to stop selling bottled water in municipal buildings.

Check out our website at: http://www.tap-in.ca

By: spaceshape

spaceshape — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 21:01:45 +0000

The potential problem I can see with this measure is that it will encourage people to drink sodas and other packaged sugary beverages. If a person stops at a convenience store for a cold drink and doesn’t have a refillable bottle on them, they’ll probably just choose a (cheap) can or bottle of soda instead of buying a new (more expensive) reusable bottle.