More Bans! San Francisco Bans Plastic Water Bottles

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors
voted 11-0 to ban the sale of plastic water bottles on public
property. Supervisor President David Chiu
declared:

“It was not long ago that our world wasn’t addicted to plastic
water bottles… It wasn’t until the 1990s that the now $60 billion
plastic bottle water industry experienced an enormous growth based
on massive marketing and distribution campaigns.”

Yea, and it also wasn’t long ago before people were addicted to
dishwashers, microwave ovens, mobile phones, the Internet,
Facebook, Amazon 2-day delivery, and other technological advances
and modern conveniences that make our lives more productive.

There are concerns that the ban on plastic water bottles could
harm public and non-profit events that sell water bottles to raise
revenue. Banning water alternatives in public places will also
direct attention toward the quality of the city’s drinking water
infrastructure.

Apparently this is part of a “zero-waste goal.” The city has

decided to aspire “to have zero waste going to its landfill by
2020.” What other waste-generating products will the city ban
next?