Water packaged in single-use plastic bottles left a bad taste in the mouths of Napa County supervisors.
Among the exceptions is for emergency crews, such as thirsty firefighters at the scenes of fires.
But county officials at meetings gulping bottled water amid fiery discussions?
That’s a thing of the past as of Sept. 1, when the new policy takes effect.
Plus, the International Bottled Water Association says the average wholesale price per gallon of domestic, non-sparkling bottled water was $1.11 in 2016.
Napa County’s restrictions would prevent county employees from having access to the healthiest packaged beverage, the organization replied in an email.
Napa Recycling & Waste Services estimates it collects six million single-use plastic water bottles annually for recycling.
That means another 2 million Napa County water bottles are probably going to the landfill each year, Elliott said.
Of those , 1,179 – 6 percent – were plastic bottles of some type, whether for bottled water or other beverages.
The International Bottled Water Association encourages recycling.