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SAN FRANCISCO – San Francisco International Airport is banning the sale of single-use plastic bottles and will require airmen to buy reusable bottles if they do not already carry their own, US media reported on Friday.
The new rule will come into effect Aug. 20, announced the San Francisco Chronicle, and is part of a five-year plan to reduce waste to zero, net carbon dioxide emissions and net use. Energy from landfill sites.
"We are the first airport we know to implement this change," airport spokesman Doug Yakel told reporters.
"We are at the forefront of the industry and we want to push the boundaries of sustainable development initiatives," he said.
The ban will apply to all restaurants, cafes and ATMs, but not to aircraft using the airport.
It exempts brands of flavored water.
Filtered water is provided free of charge in 100 "hydration stations", where circulars can fill glbad or metal bottles.
The airport describes itself as an "industry leader" in sustainable development, installing solar panels and asking all tenants to use fully compostable food products, including straws and utensils.
The airports of Dubai and India have announced similar bans on plastic bottles, but have not yet fully implemented them.
The city of San Francisco banned the sale of plastic water bottles on the city's properties in 2014, but it allowed delays and granted certain exemptions.
Global plastic production has grown rapidly and currently stands at more than 400 million tonnes per year.
Single-use items account for approximately 70% of plastic waste littering the marine environment.
Each year, one million birds and more than 100,000 marine mammals around the world are injured or killed by entangling in plastic or ingesting it all along the food chain.
Canada and the European Union are committed to banning single-use plastics starting in 2021.
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