Governor: Hold the bottled water
State won’t buy packaged product to save money and to conserve landfill space
By BRIAN NEARING, Staff writer
First published in print: Wednesday, May 6, 2009
ALBANY — The state is turning away from bottled water and toward the next generation of high-tech batteries needed for plug-in hybrid cars, Gov. David Paterson announced Tuesday.
Speaking before several hundred environmentalists gathered for the annual Earth Day lobby day at the Capitol, the governor said state agencies under his control will phase out purchases of bottled water by May 2010, out of concern over the product’s negative environmental effects.
“Taxpayers have spent billions of dollars to ensure that we have clean drinking water supplies,” said Paterson. “If we are going to make such significant investments, we should reap the benefits and use that water. Our efforts will serve as an example for local governments, businesses and residents to follow.”
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