San Francisco International Airport bans the sale of single-use plastic bottles as part of a five-year plan to lower landfill waste, net carbon emissions and net energy use
San Francisco International Airport is banning the sale of single-use plastic bottles and will require fliers to buy refillable bottles if they're not already carrying their own, US media reported on Friday.
"We're the first airport that we're aware of to implement this change," airport spokesman Doug Yakel told the newspaper. The ban will apply to all restaurants, cafes and vending machines, though not to planes using the airport. Filtered water is provided for free at 100 "hydration stations," where flyers can top up glass or metal bottles.
Airports in Dubai and India have announced similar plastic bottle bans, but have yet to fully implement them.
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