Toronto may ban sale of bottled water

[gsdx]

I've never bought it let alone drank it, but I know many of you do:

Toronto considers ban on sale of bottled water

Updated: Wed Aug. 20 2008 3:29:32 PM

The Canadian Press

TORONTO — Toronto mayor David Miller says the city is joining the ranks of Canadian municipalities considering a ban on the sale of bottled water.

Miller says city council will examine how the city can curb bottled water waste as part of a larger effort to reduce the amount of garbage that ends up in landfills.

A report outlining the city's options will come before council in November.

Miller says Toronto's tap water is more pure than the leading brand of bottled water.

His comments come after the city of London, Ont., banned the sale of water bottles in their municipal buildings on Monday.

Other Canadian cities, such as Kitchener, Ottawa, and Vancouver, have all expressed interest in a similar ban.

Source: http://toronto.ctv.ca/servlet/an/lo...ottle_ban_080820/20080820/?hub=TorontoNewHome

CBC Version: http://www.cbc.ca/consumer/story/2008/08/20/toronto-bottledwater.html

 

[PreTTy PeTe]

i don't know if this right or wrong but i do know that David Miller is a complete imbecile.

he really showed his true colours when he didn't attend the firefighters funeral a couple of weeks back.

 

[gerrit]

Hooray for Toronto!

Like Noelie said big scam.

I filter my water with a PUR filter. The difference with bottled water and a PUR or Brita filter is that you don't have to schlep the bottles AND it costs much less....

 

[Royal Heart]

That's awesome! I hope that those other cities follow suit so that, in time, my city will adopt such enlightened legislation.

 

[Royal Heart]

I wouldn't call it anti-capitalist, I'd call it anti-greed. Greed is the only reason bottled water exists in the first place.

 

[PreTTy PeTe]

this is not going to be a complete ban but a ban on the sale of bottled water at places like city hall and city owned property.

i wish the stupid city council would worry about real problems that plague toronto.

 

[gsdx]

When should selling water be banned?

It should be banned when the city does the purification first and some greedy bastards run it through a filter and charge 4 bucks a bottle for it.

Remember, Evian spelt backwards is Naive.

P.T. Barnum and all that.

 

[swerve]

An AWESOME environmental move...

The PLASTIC that goes into the containers...

The FUEL it takes to TRANSPORT the water...

is INSANE...

There is an article at Treehugger.com about it here...

http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/07/reasons_to_ditch_bottled_water.php

As well as a GREAT BOOK I read a year or so ago...

BUT -- the TITLE escapes me...

 

[gsdx]

Me too - and therein lies a positive argument for mineral water as San Pellegrino is reputed to have some beneficial qualities.

But there is a huge difference between natural mineral water and bottled city water. For years, natural water was the big rage and rather expensive. That's why Perrier came in what looked like a wine bottle.

Now, cities are doing most of the work purifying the water before the companies get their hands on it and pump out billions of bottles which the city now has to dispose of in landfill sites.

 

[gsdx]

They should be (and maybe they do) putting more recycle bins out so people can not only recycle the bottles but other recyclables.

But all that costs the city money. The bottling companies buy the bottles and include the cost in the price. They should be forced to buy them back from the city and recycle them themselves. It seems the cities do all the work and the companies reap all the benefits.

 

[liam88]

Yeah.. I have never really understood why people needed bottled water when the tap water is just fine!!

 

[gsdx]

We need to fundamentally change the way we live if we are going to accomplish anything.

The only problem with that is that people tend to like what they have these days. They don't like things they enjoy being taken away from them. Just listen to them go when their favourite TV programme gets cancelled. Heaven forbid we should take away their bottle of water!

 

[star-warrior]

I agree it's a good idea. I hope they do it to other types of drink products like cola etc.

 

[thackftl]

Give me a break! I'm certainly not a shill for the bottled water companies; and, I drink tap at home. But, guess what? I'm not always at home. If I'm driving around town and am thirsty, I sometimes stop and buy a bottle of water.

Sometimes local government goes too far. I'm all for the environment, but this infringes on the rights of store owners to sell legally available products. If the problem is plastic bottles, shouldn't Toronto be banning the sale of all plastic bottles?

 

[gsdx]

Sometimes local government goes too far. I'm all for the environment, but this infringes on the rights of store owners to sell legally available products. If the problem is plastic bottles, shouldn't Toronto be banning the sale of all plastic bottles?

Read the article. They ban is for the sale of bottled water in municipal buildings.

 

[kevbo]

I once bought this huge, much needed 40 oz bottle of water in Toronto after a night of drinking...


Please, think of the drunks...

 

[josher]

This is the kind of nonsense politicians propose instead of dealing with important issues.

The only thing the ban would accomplish is to make city employees buy their water somewhere else and bring it to work with them.

 

[gsdx]

The only thing the ban would accomplish is to make city employees buy their water somewhere else and bring it to work with them.

Or they could drink the water from the fountains.

 

[josher]

Or they could drink the water from the fountains.

Rather inconvenient, if you're sitting at a desk/table eating lunch, and then have to get up every few minutes to use the fountain.

 

[gmoney]

Give me a break! I'm certainly not a shill for the bottled water companies; and, I drink tap at home. But, guess what? I'm not always at home. If I'm driving around town and am thirsty, I sometimes stop and buy a bottle of water.

Sometimes local government goes too far. I'm all for the environment, but this infringes on the rights of store owners to sell legally available products. If the problem is plastic bottles, shouldn't Toronto be banning the sale of all plastic bottles?

I'm pretty much on the same page as you. About the only time I drink bottled water is when I need the convenience of bottled water!

Of course when politicians sound off about something that sounds good for the environment, their main purpose is for publicity. "Look at us! We're going green"

I remember visiting someone in the northeast about 15 years ago and discovered that separation of garbage and recycling was mandatory. Perhaps the city could get something like this going instead of going to ridiculous extremes.