Middletown Forum : Banning Bottled Water Purchases http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/ This is an XML content feed of; Middletown Forum : City Council : Banning Bottled Water Purchases Wed, 07 Oct 2026 07:04:16 +0000 Fri, 02 Jul 2010 16:37:10 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 10.12 360 www.middletownusa.com/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=3098 Middletown Forum http://middletownusa.com/images/blog-logo.jpg http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/ Banning Bottled Water Purchases : I've always wondered why,... http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3098&PID=19791&title=banning-bottled-water-purchases#19791 Author: Mike_Presta
Subject: 3098
Posted: Jul 02 2010 at 4:37pm

I've always wondered why, on the one hand we have city staff often speech-ifying at council meetings about how great our city water is, while on the other hand, there is plastic-bottled water in front of every station of the curvy counter at the same meetings.
 
I have nothing against the bottled water.  I use it myself (for convenience away from home).  I am just commenting on the irony.
]]> Fri, 02 Jul 2010 16:37:10 +0000 http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3098&PID=19791&title=banning-bottled-water-purchases#19791 Banning Bottled Water Purchases : Weekly Update to City Councilfrom... http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3098&PID=19786&title=banning-bottled-water-purchases#19786 Author: randy
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Posted: Jul 02 2010 at 11:30am

 

 

Weekly Update to City Council
from the City Manager
June 27, 2

 

 Weekly Update to City Council
from the City Manager
June 27, 2

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (6/23, McWilliams) reported, "according to preliminary results of a survey by the US Conference of Mayors, 72 cities have considered eliminating or reducing bottled water purchases within city facilities and 44 either have formal bans in place or are actively encouraging city officials and departments to use tap water. Dozens cited promoting public water as the reason."

The group passed a resolution two years ago that urges cities to "phase out government use of bottled water when feasible, and promote the importance of municipal water. As activists have argued that spending tax dollars on bottled water is wasteful and sends the wrong message about tap water." Already, agencies in Colorado, New York, Illinois, and Virginia "have been ordered to limit their purchases of bottled water." "Consumption of bottled water dropped by 2.5 percent last year, according to the International Bottled Water Association". (Note: we encourage use of tap water; Middletown city water is high quality.)

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