Ban the Bottle!

I'm still working on trying to propose a container tax for water bottles (at least, or cans/bottles/etc.), but it seems a longer process than I thought. Well, not really, but I read that trying to write a bill for it would be easier to make progress with because you then just submit it to whoever, like submitting to Senator Cantwell to try to get her to push it further, for example.

In the meantime, something that has already happened that is a pretty good step has been Mayor Nickels' ban on the city of Seattle purchasing bottled water. It's only for the city of Seattle and might not sound like much, but the city of Seattle spent $58,000 on bottled water last year! $58,000!!! I think that taxpayers can all think of better ways to spend tax money than overpriced water, though they might pay for it at home. But aside from the financial savings that will be had, there is also the oil saved from less water bottles created and less waste created as an aftermath and considering how great our water is that comes out of the tap in Seattle, bottled water really does seem like a waste and just a luxury convenience.