in other news...i really want to move to canada. they really seem to be moving in the right direction. first weed, now environment. also, i want to meet the prince of pot.
| Canwest News Service |
Wednesday, December 03, 2008
TORONTO - Toronto City Council voted on Tuesday to ban the sale of plastic water bottles on all municipal premises from City Hall to golf courses by 2011.
Stuart Green, spokesman for Toronto Mayor David Miller, said the plastic-water-bottle ban, along with other measures, is all part of the city's plan to divert 70 per cent of Toronto's waste from the dump by 2010.
He added in conjunction with the plastic-water-bottle ban on municipal premises the city would upgrade drinking fountains to ensure Torontonians access to clean as safe drinking water.
Council also agreed Tuesday to a series of packaging-reduction bylaws.
They include:
- A five-cent charge for every plastic bag customers use from a grocery or retail store starting in June;
- A ban on biodegradable and compostable plastic bags.
- A ban on retail bags with rope handles or metal grommets by the end of next year.
- A request the retailers also provide shoppers with alternatives to having the pay for a plastic bag, whether by providing cardboard boxes or paper sacks for shoppers.
According to the Polaris Institute 17 municipalities from 5 provinces have banned the bottle, while another 45 municipalities are planning restrictions on bottled water.
i wonder if the US would ever implement anything like this
3 comments:
That sounds awesome. I like the pencil cup.
I also like that we posted five minutes apart from one another.
it's actually a candy basket but thank you.
canada also has socialized health care. completely socialized health care. it's funded by an increased sales tax.
you think the US would ever do that? of course not. we don't even vote to raise taxes on cigarettes.
canada is pretty awesome, but it's too cold for my taste. i'll stick to the dream of moving to san francisco when i grow up. super liberal, still in CA, not too cold.
<3 u SF
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