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No fly zone: SFO bans sale of plastic water bottles
In an unprecedented move for a major American airport, SFO is banning the sale of single-use plastic water bottles. The new rule — which exempts flavored water — will apply to restaurants, cafes and vending machines in the airport. (www.sfchronicle.com) المزيد...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
basically,a lot of people are too lazy to recycle and they just throw plastic of any and all kinds into their trash..when there is a disaster of any kind, the first thing sent is large crates of bottled water in plastic containers..people buy water at the airport because bottled water on airplanes is not free,and the potable water from which they make coffee on planes, has an awful after taste..the solution is not clear,unless the restaurants,cafes and the people stocking vending machines,serve spring type water from paper containers, such as those used for milk or for childrens fruit drinks..at least paper,even with some wax,does not have the "afterlife" of plastic, and can be easily disposed of..
Also.... glass and metal weigh more, which will increase the carbon footprint of transporting these things. The production of aluminum requires mining and smelting (very polluting), so on, and so forth. There is no free lunch.
Just wait until there is another earthquake in northern cal. We won't be able to send them bottled water during the crisis.
On a recent cruise, I learned to avoid looking down at the water during the day. Even hundreds of miles from any land at all - inhabited or not - it was rare to be able to *not* spot a variety of plastic bags, jugs, bottles, etc. no matter where we were. Leaving aside whatever ill effects it has, it just makes humanity (and the US in particular) look like slobs.
I agree it's a PITA, but, we gotta have some better alternative. AL cans? I believe they are easily recyclable, at least *somewhat* biodegradable, and (Hello, Fosters) available in a variety of sizes to suit your thirst level.
Actually, I think they sell "beer" (or some water-like facsimile) in bottle-shaped cans. With screw-on lids. Am I wrong?
I agree it's a PITA, but, we gotta have some better alternative. AL cans? I believe they are easily recyclable, at least *somewhat* biodegradable, and (Hello, Fosters) available in a variety of sizes to suit your thirst level.
Actually, I think they sell "beer" (or some water-like facsimile) in bottle-shaped cans. With screw-on lids. Am I wrong?
Some breweries have in emergencies switched their bottling operations to fill cans with water normally used to make beer. I would personally much prefer a aluminum can over a plastic bottle.
https://fortune.com/2017/08/30/hurricane-harvey-houston-water-anheuser-busch/
https://fortune.com/2017/08/30/hurricane-harvey-houston-water-anheuser-busch/
You are right but the vast majority comes from Asia. The top 10 are: China, Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Egypt, Malaysia, Nigeria, and Bangladesh in order of amount. Much of it drifts in the direction of the America.
Very true Canuck