Australian town bans plastic water bottles

摘要

In what has been considered a world first, the Australian town of Bundanoon, which has a population of 2,000 people, has banned commercially bottled water.rnThe ban, which entered into force at the weekend (26 September), will replace shop bought mineral water by drinking fountains.rnThe environmental initiative, supported by local shopkeepers, means bottled water can no longer be bought in the town. Instead, reusable bottles have gone on sale, which can be refilled for free at new drinking fountains.rnJohn Dee, a campaign spokesman, said: "While our politicians grapple with the enormity of dealing with climate change, what Bundanoon shows is that at the very local level we can sometimes do things to bring about real and measurable change."