LeakBird

(Jan. 21, 2009, EconomicsHelp)
I often hear of arguments saying bottles mineral water should be banned. The reasons are:

Contributes to global warming
Creates unnecessary landfill

For what it is worth I’d like to give my twopennce worth on this topic. But, first, I have to admit my bias and prejudices. The thing is I don’t drink [...]

(Jan. 19, 2009, Freakonomics)
A friend at another university tells me that his school is banning the sale of bottled water on campus, as the university administration is bothered by the pollution produced by plastic water bottles.
Presumably, they figure that bottled-water consumers will switch to tap water, as tap water is bottled water’s closest substitute. [...]