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Current Events => General Discussion => Topic started by: RobJohnson on September 08, 2012, 01:41:07 PM
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Bans on plastic bags have taken root in communities across the country, but banning the sale of water in plastic bottles? The town of Concord, Mass., is in line to be the first in the nation to do just that, now that the state’s attorney general has signed off. The bottled water industry, for its part, is considering a lawsuit.
Championed by an 84-year-old resident during a three-year battle, the law bans the sale of single-serving PET water bottles of one liter or less starting on Jan. 1 in Concord, population 18,000.
A first offense comes with a warning, followed by $25 for second offense and $50 for any beyond that, the Boston Globe reported. It does, however, allow for an exemption during emergencies.
Jean Hill, the Concord resident behind ban, told The Boston Globe that she was relieved after three years of work
"I hope other towns will follow,’" Hill said. "I feel bottled water is a waste of money."
The state's attorney general initially shot down the proposed ban, but on Wednesday signed off after it was revised last year and it was approved last April by town residents in a 403-364 vote.
Link (http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/09/07/13710037-concord-mass-the-first-us-city-to-ban-sale-of-plastic-water-bottles?lite)
So I guess there would be less waste if the water was served in disposable plastic cups???? :lmao:
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Banning something because it is a waste of money? :thatsright: I can list off a huge slew of things that would be banned if that were the standard we were using
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Banning something because it is a waste of money? :thatsright: I can list off a huge slew of things that would be banned if that were the standard we were using
So true.
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Banning something because it is a waste of money? :thatsright: I can list off a huge slew of things that would be banned if that were the standard we were using
With government at the top of that list...
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"I feel bottled water is a waste of money."
And in a lot of cases, it is. But you know what, toots? You don't like something, DON'T ****ING BUY IT!!!!!
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Banning something because it is a waste of money? :thatsright: I can list off a huge slew of things that would be banned if that were the standard we were using
Congress comes to mind.
:fuelfire:
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And in a lot of cases, it is. But you know what, toots? You don't like something, DON'T ****ING BUY IT!!!!!
True.
In Nevada I stock up on it when I can buy it for less then $3 a case. It's nice to have a cooler full of bottled water on hand when you go to an outdoor event or have company. Dehydration is never fun!
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I don't see it being a waste of money but I've read that plastic bottles may not be good for your health especially if you reuse them. I bought myself a nice aluminium water bottle and it's great although it's not as convenient.
If I remember in PEI up until about two or three years ago the sale of anything in plastic bottles was not permitted because it was harder to recycle.
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Our county already has a no smoking on county property ordnance....now they're reading a county wide ban on smoking in public. All this because a couple of Yankees are complaining that they can't eat out because of the smell of smoke in restaurants.....wellllllll....I was reading LTTE in our local newspaper this morning and another Yankee was going off on the county about wanting to ban smoking. While he didn't smoke himself, he was taking the side of smokers with some evidence that second smoking is not the cause of increases in lung cancer, etc.. He was saying that the main reason he moved to our area was for more personal freedom and that if we let them outlaw smoking next week they'll be back wanting to outlaw something else. He was saying that bans on smoking was how it all started back up north where he came from.
I wish we could outlaw liberal Yankee DUmmies moving into our county.
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I wish we could outlaw liberal Yankee DUmmies moving into our county.
:-)
I'm glad my town does not have any stupid laws. (yet)
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Massholes should be illegal.
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What gets me is town/city councils putting in place bans, like little dictators. At the very least, they had a public vote on this, albeit close. I re-use water bottles all the time, filling them up with tap water run through the Brita. I'm not going to lose sleep over whether that's good for my health or not. Something's going to get me in the end.
I absolutely cannot live without the plastic grocery bags. Anyone who has animals will agree with me. Those CA towns that banned them. What on earth do pet owners do?
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What gets me is town/city councils putting in place bans, like little dictators. At the very least, they had a public vote on this, albeit close. I re-use water bottles all the time, filling them up with tap water run through the Brita. I'm not going to lose sleep over whether that's good for my health or not. Something's going to get me in the end.
I absolutely cannot live without the plastic grocery bags. Anyone who has animals will agree with me. Those CA towns that banned them. What on earth do pet owners do?
My cousin's husband is head of the historical society in Concord. They are dyed-in-the-wool Conservatives. I'm sure they didn't vote for this travesty.
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Banning something because it is a waste of money? :thatsright: I can list off a huge slew of things that would be banned if that were the standard we were using
:werd: Starting with GOVERNMENT at all levels.
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With government at the top of that list...
Sick minds think alike... :hi5:
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Leftists at all levels applaud this action. Plastic bottles make TERRIBLE Molotov cocktails.
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Leftists at all levels applaud this action. Plastic bottles make TERRIBLE Molotov cocktails.
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Leftists at all levels applaud this action. Plastic bottles make TERRIBLE Molotov cocktails.
They bounce back at the occupooper throwing them. Just like the Road Warrior boomerang. And just like all the recent attacks originating out of the white house.