The Park Slope Food Co-op is about to vote on whether to stop selling bottled water, which is a big step, even for a famously environmentally minded supermarket. Here’s what some Co-op members had to say.
“I’m not excited about the ban, but we do have to attend to the effects plastic has on the environment. But we these individual solutions, like banning bottles, don’t quite do enough.”
Hugh English, Park Slope
Hugh English, Park Slope
— Interviews and photos by Emily Lavin
“Sometimes I feel like other issues — like the effect of large corporations on the environment — are more important to battle, rather than people expecting to solve huge problems with their individual consumer choices.”
Josie Saldaña, Prospect Heights
Josie Saldaña, Prospect Heights
“I think [the ban] is great. New York water is great. We don’t need to spend money on something the city gives us for free. We’re learning as time goes by that there are luxuries we have that we don’t need.”
Peter Bergold, Park Slope
Peter Bergold, Park Slope
