San Francisco airport pushes even further with its green credentials - banning the sale of anything in single use plastic either from stores or refreshment concessions.

It'll become even harder to get a drink at San Francisco Airport, if you don't take your own mug or bottle as the management extends its plastic-free policy to include any plastic bottles. From now on, sodas, teas, coffees, juices must be sold in recyclable aluminium, glass or BPI-certified compostable bottles.

The airport was one of the first in the world to prohibit the provision or sale of single-use water bottles in plastic or aseptic paper packaging back in August 2019. This policy has now been expanded to prohibit the sale of any beverages, including sodas, teas, and juices in plastic or aseptic paper packaging.

The airport has sent airport retailers a guide of what it can use, at extra cost, in place of plastic bottles as well as installing '100 hydration stations; across the airport for passenger use. At the same time, the number of food positioning reports with connection to the airport has also increased according to local media.

"This is a significant moment in our goal to achieve zero waste going into landfill," said Airport Director Ivar C. Satero. "We took a very important first step two years ago, and today we take the next step towards a plastic-free future. Throughout this journey, it has been our SFO business community which ensures our success, and we thank our partners for having the courage to be leaders in our industry."

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