San Francisco's Bottle Ban

Earlier this year, Concord in Massachusetts became the first city in the U.S. to institute a citywide ban on plastic water bottles. However, it only has a population of about 17000, so the ban was not much of a challenge. Now, San Francisco has also created a ban on the bottles, which is set to be incredibly strict.

The ban would extends legislation passed in 2007 that forbids the use of city funds to purchase bottled water, and would make it illegal to sell bottled water of 21 fluid ounces or less on city property or food trucks, at large events, or in parks. If passed, the law would move San Francisco further towards its goal of producing zero net waste by 2020.

Not only will this important ban eliminate the buying and selling of bottled water in San Francisco, but it will also cut down on waste, creating a better carbon footprint for everyone in the city. Now, everyone has to buy refillable water bottles or use public taps.

Although the ban was met by heavy criticism by some, others are glad - Catherine Rauschuber explained to Time Magazine, “Before 1990, there really was no bottled-water industry,” she says, “and we all managed to stay hydrated.”

Sources
http://inhabitat.com/concord-mass-becomes-the-first-us-city-to-ban-single-use-plastic-water-bottles/
http://inhabitat.com/san-franciscos-bottled-water-ban-set-to-be-among-the-nations-strictest/
http://inhabitat.com/its-official-san-francisco-bans-bottled-water-on-city-property/