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The U.S. town of Concord in Massachusetts state has [binned / banned] stores from selling water in bottles that are smaller than one litre. Stores who sell the water will have to pay a $50 [fine / final] . The new law is the result of a three-year [campaigner / campaign] by local [resident / residence] Jean Hill. Ms Hill first [said / told] people about the idea at a meeting in 2010. She wants people to drink more [tap / top] water and use fewer plastic bottles, which she says end up [littering / lettering] streets, rivers and the countryside. She said: “[Bottled / Bottle] water is bad for the environment, our health, and our public water systems. Concord’s [decide / decision] to go bottled-water free is a great example of how communities can promote our most [essentially / essential] public service: the tap.”

Many people are unhappy [from / with] the new law, which started on New Year’s Day. The bottled [water / watery] industry said small bottles are very [importance / important] for people’s health. It said [banning / banned] small bottles would mean people will drink more small bottles of cola and other [softness / soft] drinks. Shops can still sell small bottles of other kinds of drinks. Local stores and restaurants say they will [find / lose] customers as people will simply drive to [nearly / nearby] towns to buy small bottles of water. One [local / locally] resident said the new law is dangerous to her health. Ann Davidson, 82, said tap water is bad for her health so she has to buy water, but 1.5 litre bottles are [too / far] heavy for her. People buy 50 billion small bottles of water [each / all] year in the USA.