A ban on selling bottled water has been introduced in a rural town in Australia because of concerns about its impact on the environment.People living in Bundanoon, New South Wales, say pumping, bottling and distributing the water wastes too many resources and creates too much rubbish.
Residents and visitors will now be encouraged to fill reusable bottles from free water fountains in the town.
Only one of the 350 people who voted on Wednesday night was against the ban.
The ban is thought to be the first of its kind in the world.
Campaigner John Dee said they came up with the idea after a drinks company wanted to take local water to Sydney, bottle it, then take it back to Bundanoon to sell.
"It made people look at the environmental impact of bottled water and the community has been quite vocal about it," he said.
And it looks as if it could catch on.
New South Wales Premier Nathan Rees has already ordered government departments to stop buying bottled water and use tap water instead to save money and help the environment.
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