The bottled water industry, battered by recession and environmental concerns, is applauding the demise of several initiatives that aimed to stop cities and states from buying the product.
The attorney general of Massachusetts, citing procedural errors, voided a decision made last spring at an annual town meeting in Concord that would have banned the sale of bottled water within the town.
In San Francisco, discussion of banning bottled water from all city events has resulted in no real action, the San Francisco Chronicle reported last week. And Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell nixed a directive from his predecessor that prohibited state agencies from purchasing single-serve bottled water for most official functions and meetings.
Sunday, July 25, 2010
Trade association: bottled water making a comeback
The Atlanta Journal Constitution reports:
