Mayor banning bottled water
By deebomb
@deebomb (15304)
United States
June 24, 2007 10:02am CST
San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom is banning buying bottle water from the cities departments. He says the water from the water Hetch Hetchy [reservoir]. He claims it is the most pristine water any where. More than a billon bottles end up I n the California landfills ever year. Salt Lake City Mayor Rocky Anderson is also banning the buying of bottles water from the city departments. Do yoou think that it is right for these mayors to do this? I think that he is being reasonable. If a person wants bottled water let them provide it for them selves. I drink the water from the tap and I think there are things much more dangerious than the tape water. I do buy bottled water for traveling or for when I am doing erronds but thats about it. One can alwasy get a water filter if they don't like the tape water.
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@Kythe42 (1412)
• United States
24 Jun 07
I rarely ever buy bottled water. I might buy some now and then, but then I reuse the bottles by filling them up with filtered tap water. When the bottle is too worn out, then I recycle it and get another one.
I might not use bottled water often, but I still think others have the right to use it if they want to. I think it's a bit out there to be banning the bottled water though. I think a better solution would to be to put higher fines on anyone that is caught not recycling and maybe a couple of times a month they could do random garbage inspections. That would probably motivate people to recycle more.
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@deebomb (15304)
• United States
24 Jun 07
Years ago when you bought a soda you put a deposit on the bottle it was some thing between 3 and 5 cents. Maybe it should be brought back. I and my causins would get gas money picking up the bottles along the road side. beside I get the impression the he is saying thatthe city would not be bringing the bottle in any more. Maybe like out go those vending machines that despence bottled water.
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@castleghost (1304)
• United States
25 Jun 07
I know a few people that buy bottled water because their tap water comes out yellow and smalls bad. By the way they have tried using filters, it didn't help much. I have to admit that if I was in their shoes I would also buy bottled water. Not all tap water is safe to drink and I do believe that we should have the right to buy bottled water if we want to.
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@bobbyjoe143 (1287)
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24 Jun 07
i am not sure that simply banning the sale of bottled water is the way to go.
some people just prefer bottled water, even if their tap water is perfectly fine.
what the mayor needs to consider is how to educate these people into recycling their empty bottles, not ban them from buying it!
yes a water filter might be better for people than buying it in bottles, but then again, shouldn't we all have that freedom of choice in what we buy and use?
@deebomb (15304)
• United States
24 Jun 07
Yes we do have freedom of choice but with that freedom comes responsibility. Aparently not enought peopkple are doing what they need to do do take care of the plastic bottles so they don't end up in the lanf fill. Then there is the expence for the gas to import the bottles and get them out again. so he's looking at saving tax payer money.
@ma_belle (1357)
• United States
25 Jun 07
I commend this mayor's decision. Buying bottled water makes people think that water is a commodity, not a human right. Everyone should be entitles to clean water, not just the elite few. Also, i like that he banned bottled water because bottling and selling bottled water creates tons of waste. In reality, only 19% of water bottles get recycled. Thats a lot of unnecessary plastic going into our landfills. Many can instead get water filters on their taps or pitchers to have clean water at home. I use a brita water filter pitcher at home, and I fill up my Nalgene bottle everyday so I can have my water on the go.
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@gabesmom (1246)
• United States
24 Jun 07
I think it is a good idea. It definitely won't stop the use of bottled water entirely but it will surely lessen it. I was surprised to realize for myself that bottled water is more expensive than gasoline. Before bottled water, I don't think there were a lot of problems associated with drinking tap water. I think we should be responsible enough to recycle if we really have to drink bottled water.
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@Tracylovesadrian (143)
• China
25 Jun 07
I think it goes a bit too far. Of course these mayors do this just to prove how clean and fresh the tap water is, but I think everyone has the freedom to choose what he likes.
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