Lite single-use plastic water bottle ban on SF city property

This small San Francisco action may be an indicator of future single-use plastic water bottle bans, and other plastic ban ordinances, which will affect San Mateo County and our city.

San Francisco Examiner/Joshua Sabatini, 3/4/14.  "SF becomes first major city to ban sale of plastic water bottles."

CYO (carry your own)

There's a solution to that!

Found my own alternative 

....  The Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved a ban on the sale of plastic water bottles on public property. The ban phases out during then next four years 21 ounce or less plastic water bottles on city properties, both indoor or outdoor, impacting park vendors, food truck operators, street fairs and places like Moscone Center, The City's convention facility. Waivers are also permissible if an adequate alternative water source is not available.

....  The proposal is less strict than the full bans passed by Concord, Mass., 14 national parks and a number of universities. "This is legislation that takes a much more targeted approach to reducing plastic bottle waste," Chiu said. Violators would face fines of up to $1,000. The Board of Supervisors voted 11-0 to approve the legislation. In San Francisco Recology collects 10 million to 15 million single use plastic water bottles a year, Chiu said.

....  The American Beverage Association, which includes The Coca-Cola Company and the Pepsi Cola Company, said in a statement that the ban was "nothing more than a solution in search of a problem. This is a misguided attempt by city supervisors to decrease waste in a city of avid recyclers."   Read more.

Note photographs:  Canned water from Beerstreet Journal, plastic cup with plastic straw from TMZ, mom with water bottles Mail Online, UK.

Posted by Kathy Meeh