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Can you believe this.....?

A town in Australia last night took a vote to ban BOTTLED WATER!...Is this a BIG MOVE?..Is it the start of the End for plastic bottles?...by the way...400voted for....1 against!

Bring Back GLASS!!

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Not a bad idea if you live in most westernized cultures. There are more restrictions on municipal water sources than there are for bottled water so the water from the tap is cleaner and healthier plus the production that goes into making the bottles, the shipping, and the trash produced mean that are not exactly good for society or our standard of living.

Interesting to hear that it was a legislative decission so embraced.

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calalily	Posted Jul 8th, 2009 at 4:08PM yep i think its about time someone did something about all the waste we produce! did anyone read that story as a kid about the boy that kept putting off taking out the trash and his whole house ended up buried in garbage? anyways good for the town in australia and too bad us americans dont care about the environment a little more! Rated: +2Vote for this!
Angeleyes777	Posted Jul 8th, 2009 at 9:03PM Let me tell you a fact. When a plastic bottle of water gets hot from sunlight particals of the plastic gets into the water. Surgeons have found it in womens breast tissue and they think that there is some link to breast cancer. It could be somethin to do with a health factor. Rated: +2Vote for this!
wary1	Posted Jul 8th, 2009 at 3:18PM Yes, I believe this. Rated: +1Vote for this!
midlifemadness	Posted Jul 8th, 2009 at 3:18PM So will the water be put into glass bottles or banned all together? Rated: +1Vote for this!
Nessos	Posted Jul 8th, 2009 at 3:19PM bring back clean tap water ! Rated: +1Vote for this!
woodinhouse	Posted Jul 8th, 2009 at 3:22PM yes, bottled water has increased our landfills to the point of no return, along with pop bottles, now they're starting alluminum pouches Rated: +1Vote for this!
bosgek	Posted Jul 8th, 2009 at 3:25PM That guy that voted in favor really has got to have a ton of empty plastic bottles in his front garden! Perhaps we should look at that towns problem with water bottles first, before making judgement. I've read the article, the choice was between a public tap and a company claiming the water source and selling it in bottles. Rated: +1Vote for this!
basspla<x>y er	Posted Jul 8th, 2009 at 3:26PM About time!!!! Glass is the best container. Reusable recyclable and natural. Hurray for some common sense for a change. Rated: +1Vote for this!
alicia87	Posted Jul 8th, 2009 at 3:25PM ....So what will it be stored in?? Rated: +1Vote for this!
cascarbro	Posted Jul 8th, 2009 at 4:39PM yes im for it also Rated: +1Vote for this!
rusted	Posted Jul 8th, 2009 at 5:12PM Yes. Regarding your "predict life in 100 years" question.... Imagine 100 years ago suggesting that we would pay what we do for a bottle of water!! Maybe a deposit is the answer. The state of Michigan has a 10 cents deposit on all carbonated beverage containers. They have the highest container redemption rate of any US state with deposits. There has been talk of extending the deposit to sports drinks and water. Rated: +1Vote for this!

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