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

Many people are unhappy with new law, which started on New Year’s Day. bottled water industry said small bottles are very important for people's health. It said banning small bottles would mean people will drink more small bottles of colas and other soft drinks. Shops can still sell small bottles of other kinds of drinks. Local stores and restaurants say they will lose customers as people will simply drive to nearby towns to buy small bottles of water. One local resident said 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 heavy for her. People buy 50 billion small bottles of water each year in USA.

 


 
 

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