Late last summer, experts predicted that Americans would soon reach an important beverage milestone. We were close to the point where we would be purchasing more bottled water than sweetened soft drinks. According to a new report, we’ve finally passed that point, gulping 12.8 billion gallons from bottles in 2016, an increase of 9% from 2015. [More]
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Americans Pass Important Sugary Milestone: We Now Buy More Bottled Water Than Soda
By 3.9.17 — Updated: 5.10.17
Lawmakers Criticize Plan To Bottle Springwater In Oregon During Drought
By 5.26.15
Drought conditions in some parts of the country have people distressing jeans with ozone and painting their lawns green. Yet one industry keeps guzzling water and attracting the ire of the lawn-painting public: water-bottling operations. [More]
Massachusetts AG Shoots Down Town's Bottled Water Ban
By 7.12.10
In an effort to cut down on the number of plastic bottles turning up in its dumps — and streets and parks — the town of Concord, Mass., voted in April to ban the sale of bottled water in their town. But late last week, the state’s Attorney General took a big gulp of her bottle of Evian and said “not so fast.” [More]
