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10 March 2009 - 11:40Cities and Towns Encouraged to Ban Bottled Water

I was startled by this headline, when I read it in the Toronto Star yesterday.

Startled, but supportive. Until I realized the actual headline was a little misleading. The article ended up inciting a small firestorm on the comment boards as readers began to hypothesize what a world without bottled water might look like…

photo by Kristin Slota

Yes, the Federation of Canadian Municipalities spoke out against bottled water this past weekend encouraging Canadian cities and towns Saturday to phase out the sale and purchase of bottled water…on municipal property.

Kudos FCM, for promoting the drinking of tap water over bottled water and leading by example on your turf.

4 Comments | Tags: Green Winners, In the workplace, Water

Comments:

celina says;
21 Apr 2009 - 22:04

I totally agree with the banning of water bottles. But also, they shouldn’t just be targeting water bottles. What about pop bottles, pop cans, juice bottles, sport drinks and other products that fill our landfill sites ?
admin says;
27 Apr 2009 - 12:39

hi celina, i know what you mean. individual packaging for beverages is still resource-intensive, and shipping around all these heavy cases of bottles is still a major drain on the planet.

i guess the difference is that those other drinks are not freely available by tap, and do need to be bottled in containers. but i do like it when food/beverage sellers offer their own reusable bottle (at a price) that frequent customers can refill again and again. There are some juice and smoothie places i go to that do this…
-cheryl
UWinnipeg First University to Ban Bottled Water | Ecoblogist says;
02 Dec 2009 - 13:10

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wayne says;
25 Feb 2010 - 18:53

i think purified bottled water should be acceptable as i would like a choice when traveling for the option to get pure water over sugary junk drinks.

most bottled water is NO better than tap water because bottled water not regulated.

the real answer is to have your own water purification system and take your water with you.

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