The San Francisco airport prohibits the sale of plastic bottles

San
Francisco International Airport Prohibits the Sale of Disposable Plastics
American bottles and will force airmen to buy reusable bottles if they do not already carry theirs, US media reported Friday.

The new rule comes into force on August 20, the San
Francisco Chronicle reported and is part of a five-year plan to negate waste from landfills, net carbon emissions and net energy consumption.

"We are the first airport to our knowledge to implement this change," said airport spokesman Doug Yakel.

"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 straw and grbades. 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 city properties in 2014, but 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.

Source: AFP