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

Many people are unhappy with the new law, which on New Year’s Day. The bottled water industry said small bottles are very important for people's health. It said small bottles would mean people will more small bottles of colas and other soft drinks. Shops can still small bottles of other kinds of drinks. Local stores and restaurants say they will customers as people will simply to nearby towns to buy small bottles of water. One local resident the new law is dangerous to her health. Ann Davidson, 82, said tap water is bad for her health so she has to water, but 1.5 litre bottles are too heavy for her. People 50 billion small bottles of water each year in the USA.

 


 
 

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