US activists call for consumers to ban the water bottle

Food Network Fan · 10-10-2007, 03:42 PM

US activists call for consumers to ban the water bottle
CBC Ottawa, Canada - 3 hours ago
The movement against bottled water has gained considerable momentum with American celebrity chefs including Alice Waters and Mario Batali banning the bottle ...

BerryBaby · 10-11-2007, 10:16 AM

Sorry, I think this is ridiculous. I much perfer to drink out of a clean bottle than a drinking fountain! Have you seen some of the fountains...they are disgusting.

If I want to spend money on a plastic container filled with water versus soda, that is my decision. I don't buy it because it tastes better than tap water. I buy it because if I am out and about, and thirsty, that is my drink of choice.

This, in my opinion, is a waste of time and money.

Food Network Fan · 10-11-2007, 10:57 AM

I buy bottled if I am away from home, I agree fountains are gross. I have even seen people spit in them. At home I drink the water filtered thru my fridge.

Chap · 10-11-2007, 12:13 PM

But if you put gum on the edge of your bottle it's just not as fun as putting it on the drinking fountain and watching people squirt themselves.

isilzha · 10-12-2007, 01:42 AM

Mayor Daley wants to put a tax on bottled water now too.

Callisto in NC · 10-17-2007, 01:34 PM

Well, where I live they are encouraging purchases of bottled water. The drought is so bad in the south, if people were to switch solely to tap water, there'd be nothing left of the reserves. Right now they say if we don't get rain, some areas have only a three month supply of water left.

So, sorry Mario, we don't have a lot of choice right now.