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> zero noticeable social pressure on bottled drink companies to stop using single use plastic bottles Plastic water bottles - of any size - have been illegal i
by grecy 8y ago
> zero noticeable social pressure on bottled drink companies to stop using single use plastic bottles
Plastic water bottles - of any size - have been illegal in NSW, a state of Australia for many years. It has been fantastic.
Governments need to grow a spine and stop taking so much corporate money as bribes, and actually get to work making our world better.
- m3at 8y agoIs it for water only? If yes, did consumption of other drinks still sold in plastic bottles increase? Genuinely interested, if no hard numbers exist anecdotes are fine
- dannyw 8y agoI'm drinking from a plastic water bottle right now in NSW, so I'm no sure what you're referring to.
- zebracanevra 8y agoSome small towns like Bundanoon [1] have banned water bottles, but in no way have water bottles been banned across NSW. There has been a push from leading supermarkets Coles and Woolworths to ban single use plastic bags, with great success. But that's a private matter, not from the government. Other states have banned them, but not NSW. [2] [1] https://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/bundanoon-in-world-first-ban-on-bottled-water/news-story/03d20a2496881eafa9510b3fdf019b36 https://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/bundanoon-in-wo... [2] https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-12-03/supermarket-ban-sees-80pc-drop-in-plastic-bags-nationwide/10576554 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-12-03/supermarket-ban-sees-...