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There are not enough easily accessible refill faucets at SFO. They could sell cheapo reusable flasks and donate the money to charity. The flavored water exempti
by olivermarks 7y ago
There are not enough easily accessible refill faucets at SFO. They could sell cheapo reusable flasks and donate the money to charity.
The flavored water exemption is flat out wrong imo
- Spivak 7y agoI don't like the exception but there's not a good answer to this. There are some drinks that people want that only exist in canned/bottled form. You could get soda from fountains but energy drinks, lots of coffee drinks, premade teas, sports drinks, unpopular sodas, etc. wouldn't be worth the whole fountain and so would just be gone. The goal of this change should be to make an easy positive step not make people worse off because they now can't get their favorite drink when they're already probably stressed at the airport. So I totally understand the exception. I think the next step would be requiring that 'popular' sodas be fountain only.
- perl4ever 7y agoFlavored water is exempt? That's flat out hilarious.
- esailija 7y agoIt is misleading (actually a total lie...), here's the list: https://sfoconnect.com/sites/default/files/SFO%20Approved%20Water%20Bottle%20List_071819.pdf https://sfoconnect.com/sites/default/files/SFO%20Approved%20... As you see, it is not about flavored water or brands, it's just about plastic-free container. https://sfoconnect.com/zero-waste-concessions https://sfoconnect.com/zero-waste-concessions
- perl4ever 7y agoI don't see how that list refutes or confirms the claim that nominally flavored water in plastic bottles is still allowed. The second link says "Drinking water includes purified water, mineral water, carbonated or sparkling water, and electrolyte-enhanced water." which isn't extremely specific, but doesn't sound like it includes soda, so it might not include flavored water.