SFO Bans Sale Of Plastic Water Bottles - SFO

SFO Bans Sale Of Plastic Water Bottles

Ben Schlappig — Wed, 15 Jul 2026 23:18:42 +0000

In general we’re seeing a big push globally towards more environmentally friendly policies, and I’d say that in the US we’re seeing a lot of progress on that front at the moment. It’s an area where the US has long lagged (especially compared to many European countries), though the US is starting to catch up,…

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Ashley Swanson — Sat, 28 Dec 2019 14:32:17 +0000

Why not just encourage people to recycle the plastic bottle, then everyone wins. Why go to such extremes? I'm an American living in Europe and they recycle almost everything.

Caroline — Mon, 05 Aug 2019 06:12:55 +0000

"Why can establishments sell soda in plastic bottles, but not water? In many cases this will make soda cheaper than water, and may push people towards making less healthy purchases" I completely agree with you for is the Plastic we find in Dolphin or Whale's stomack only from Water plastic bottles and not from Soda plastic bottles too ? Ban all plastic ,that's all .

southbay flier — Mon, 05 Aug 2019 04:43:01 +0000

@Seattle Eric SFO is run by the City and County of San Francisco even though it's physically in San Mateo County. The SFPD patrols the airport. So, the airport is subjected to whims of the SFBOS. Also, boxed water will be banned because there is a layer of plastic on the inside of the cardboard.

Paulz — Mon, 05 Aug 2019 00:02:52 +0000

I'm all for refillable, but I'm not going to bring it with me on a trip. I have enough things to keep track of. If this wasn't a feel good effort and nothing more, the real answer would be to implement a 10 cents tax on anything sold in a plastic bottle. One more reason to pass through LAX on my way to Asia. I don't care about the water bottles in an of itself, but I don't want to reward SFO for their wacky environmentalism when they have feces and needles all through the city. Their morals and ethics are out of wack......

AlexS — Sun, 04 Aug 2019 07:01:10 +0000

@Noah Bowie: Purification tablets & most small filters can't remove industrial chemicals, pesticides, and pharmaceuticals from water...you know, the things you're likely to encounter in US water sources, such as SFO's.

AlexS — Sun, 04 Aug 2019 06:53:19 +0000

What a bunch of crap! It would be one thing if people could bring liquids with them, but people aren't allowed to bring water with them in any type of container. As others have mentioned, this is a completely useless and pointless ruling as everything else BUT water is allowed to use the same containers. Going by numbers from hotels & theme parks -- people consume more sodas and other drinks in far greater amounts than water.

Norton II — Sat, 03 Aug 2019 23:22:21 +0000

I miss freedom

Noah Bowie — Sat, 03 Aug 2019 23:18:10 +0000

Water purification tablets and small filters. When travelling to places like India I always pack those first.

KFTX888 — Sat, 03 Aug 2019 23:05:52 +0000

@Hate Uneducated Republicans -- "So Republican of all of you conflating the homeless and drug issues with saving the planet. Just admit it, you hate liberal cities and science. Pathetic." So please enlighten all of us about WHY the "homeless and drug issues" are NOT relevant towards "saving the planet"? Do YOU understand ANY science at all about public health and sanitation? Do you understand that in LA, with its rampant homeless camps, we're now seeing the resurgence of Medieval diseases that HAD been eradicated long ago? Do you understand that LA is now experiencing outbreaks of medieval diseases such as typhoid and potentially even bubonic plague? What do you think will happen to this world when such medieval diseases cause a new round of pandemics in today's world? Do you think that our medical establishments are prepared to handle such pandemic outbreaks, even though we DO now have the antibiotics to (purportedly) treat these diseases UNTIL these become drug-resistant (at which point we're ALL totally screwed)? As for your implied "saving the planet" reference -- read my latest post above about the catastrophe that is currently cursing our once-pristine and precious oceans!