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Article 32: Drinking Water in Single-Serving PET Bottles Bylaw

Article 32: Drinking Water in Single-Serving PET Bottles Bylaw. Town Meeting Presentation April 2012. Article 32: Drinking Water in Single-Serving PET Bottles Bylaw. Article 32: Ms. Hill moves: that the Town vote to take affirmative action under Article 32 as printed in the Warrant.

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Article 32: Drinking Water in Single-Serving PET Bottles Bylaw

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  1. Article 32: Drinking Water in Single-Serving PET Bottles Bylaw Town Meeting Presentation April 2012

  2. Article 32: Drinking Water in Single-Serving PET Bottles Bylaw Article 32: Ms. Hill moves: that the Town vote to take affirmative action under Article 32 as printed in the Warrant. Vote Yes on Article 32 2

  3. Article 32: Drinking Water in Single-Serving PET Bottles Bylaw • Why bottled water doesn’t belong in Concord • What’s the Article about? Considerations? • What are the benefits to our community? Vote Yes on Article 32 3

  4. Article 32: Drinking Water in Single-Serving PET Bottles Bylaw Why bottled water doesn’t belong in Concord It’s untested… Vote Yes on Article 32 4

  5. Article 32: Drinking Water in Single-Serving PET Bottles Bylaw Why bottled water doesn’t belong in Concord “A growing literature links many of the phthalates with a variety of adverse outcomes, including increased adiposity and insulin resistance, decreased anogenital distance in male infants, decreased levels of sex hormones, and other consequences for the human reproductive system, both for females and males.”  ”Infants and children may be especially vulnerable to the toxic effects of phthalates.”  It raises health concerns… Source: Environmental Health Perspectives 2009. National Institutes of Health Vote Yes on Article 32 5

  6. Article 32: Drinking Water in Single-Serving PET Bottles Bylaw Why bottled water doesn’t belong in Concord It’s wasteful and polluting… Vote Yes on Article 32 6

  7. Article 32: Drinking Water in Single-Serving PET Bottles Bylaw Why bottled water doesn’t belong in Concord It’s disrespectful… Vote Yes on Article 32 7

  8. Article 32: Drinking Water in Single-Serving PET Bottles Bylaw Why bottled water doesn’t belong in Concord It’s unjust… Vote Yes on Article 32 8

  9. Article 32: Drinking Water in Single-Serving PET Bottles Bylaw Why bottled water doesn’t belong in Concord Vote Yes on Article 32 9

  10. Article 38: Drinking Water in Single-Serving PET Bottles Bylaw The Movement Continues… • 6 states, including CT, NY and VT • More than 140 cities and towns, including Boston, Cambridge, Providence, Somerville • 90!!! colleges and universities, including Brown, Brandeis, Dartmouth, Harvard, Holy Cross, Macalester, Middlebury, NYU, Oberlin, Stonehill, Muhlenberg, UMass, UVM, WashU Vote Yes on Article 32 10

  11. Article 32: Drinking Water in Single-Serving PET Bottles Bylaw The Movement Continues… Vote Yes on Article 32 11

  12. Article 32: Drinking Water in Single-Serving PET Bottles Bylaw Leading the way with Article 32 • Single-serve PET bottles (1 liter or less) of plain drinking water ONLY • Simple inspection at no extra cost • Exemption during state of emergency • Empowers our elected leaders Vote Yes on Article 32 12

  13. Article 32: Drinking Water in Single-Serving PET Bottles Bylaw Considerations: Reducing, not just Recycling Poof! Vote Yes on Article 32 13

  14. Article 32: Drinking Water in Single-Serving PET Bottles Bylaw Considerations: Emergencies • Tap water “boil order” most likely • Town’s Emergency Management Response team will distribute water • Bylaw can be suspended if needed • Instead of storing bottled water, suggest storing Concord tap water in gallon jugs Vote Yes on Article 32 14

  15. Article 32: Drinking Water in Single-Serving PET Bottles Bylaw Considerations: Litigation • Opportunity to set a legal precedent • Key step is Attorney General review • Industry will continue to resist • Pro bono legal resources are available • Bylaw can be suspended if needed Vote Yes on Article 32 15

  16. Article 32: Drinking Water in Single-Serving PET Bottles Bylaw Considerations: Access Tap water available here Vote Yes on Article 32 16

  17. Article 32: Drinking Water in Single-Serving PET Bottles Bylaw Considerations: Retail Impact • Impact should be minimal. • Other products can be sold. • We will continue to shop locally. Vote Yes on Article 32 17

  18. Article 32: Drinking Water in Single-Serving PET Bottles Bylaw Considerations: Retail Impact Vote Yes on Article 32 18

  19. Article 32: Drinking Water in Single-Serving PET Bottles Bylaw Considerations: Retail Impact Vote Yes on Article 32 19

  20. Article 32: Drinking Water in Single-Serving PET Bottles Bylaw What are the benefits to our community? Savings… Vote Yes on Article 32 20

  21. Article 32: Drinking Water in Single-Serving PET Bottles Bylaw What are the benefits to our community? A prettier, more enjoyable town… Vote Yes on Article 32 21

  22. Article 32: Drinking Water in Single-Serving PET Bottles Bylaw What are the benefits to our community? Good health… Vote Yes on Article 32 22

  23. Article 32: Drinking Water in Single-Serving PET Bottles Bylaw What are the benefits to our community? Good health… Vote Yes on Article 32 23

  24. Article 32: Drinking Water in Single-Serving PET Bottles Bylaw What are the benefits to our community? Pride… Vote Yes on Article 32 24

  25. Article 32: Drinking Water in Single-Serving PET Bottles Bylaw What are the benefits to our community? Conservation… Vote Yes on Article 32 25

  26. Article 32: Drinking Water in Single-Serving PET Bottles Bylaw What are the benefits to our community? Conservation… Vote Yes on Article 32 26

  27. Article 32: Drinking Water in Single-Serving PET Bottles Bylaw What are the benefits to our community? Conservation… Vote Yes on Article 32 27

  28. Article 32: Drinking Water in Single-Serving PET Bottles Bylaw What are the benefits to our community? A Better Future… Vote Yes on Article 32 28

  29. Article 32: Drinking Water in Single-Serving PET Bottles Bylaw Vote Yes on Article 32 Vote Yes on Article 32 29

  30. Article 32: Drinking Water in Single-Serving PET Bottles Bylaw Article 32: Ms. Hill moves: that the Town vote to take affirmative action under Article 32 as printed in the Warrant. Vote Yes on Article 32 30

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