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Bottled water bans have been proposed and enacted in several municipalities and campuses around the world, over such concerns as resource wastage, transportation emissions, plastic litter, and damage to affected aquifers. The small town of Bundanoon, New South Wales (Australia) enacted such a ban in 2009 and believes it was the first government to do so anywhere. The University of Vermont (UVM) in Burlington became the first public college to enact such a ban. Twenty-two private campuses have already implemented bans.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.banthebottle.net/map-of-campaigns/ )〕 Municipalities have also banned bottled water from their facilities, such as the city of San Francisco, California. ==Bundanoon, New South Wales, Australia== In 2009, the New South Wales town of Bundanoon voted to become the first town in the world to outlaw bottled water.〔(Banning the bottle puts Bundy on the map )〕 Its citizens voluntarily chose to ban bottled water in response to a bottling company's desire to sell water from the town's local aquifer, prohibiting the selling or dispensing of bottled water within the town precinct.〔http://www.bundyontap.com.au〕 Bundanoon's six stores have removed bottled water from their stock. The town now offers public drinking fountains and filtered water dispensers where people can fill up reusable water bottles and canteens. The reusable empty bottles are sold in place of full bottles in the local stores. The town's ban received media attention from major news outlets.〔〔http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2009/jul/09/australian-bottled-water-ban〕 The decision to ban bottled water came partly from opposition to the proposed bottling plant, and partly from opposition to the environmental and health impacts. There is skepticism that singling out bottled water is necessarily the best option, as there is a worry that soft drinks will be purchased more frequently in place of bottled water because of the convenience the disposable bottle offers.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bottled water ban」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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