Legislation introduced aims to ban plastic water bottles under one gallon, shifting to paper/aluminum packaging in NYC to reduce single-use plastic consumption.
Councilmember Bottcher highlights the environmental impact, stating bottled water can be likened to 'drinking a bottle of oil' due to plastic particles and fossil fuel usage.
Former Mayor de Blasio's executive order targeted the city's reliance on fossil fuels, stopping agencies from buying and selling millions of single-use plastic bottles annually.
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