There's been a singular notion around New York City's government agencies recently, for the type of people who think about this sort of thing: How come NYC so encourages residents to drink tap water – which is among the cleanest in the country – while stocking its own offices with water coolers and bottles? For one, because they like to spend taxpayer dollars. And also, because they can. UNTIL NOW!

New York's City Council, which went through 6,000 bottles last year, will no longer stock bottled water; they're even replacing water coolers with jugs that use filtered tap water, rather than whatever those hunky guys in the delivery trucks carrying plastic containers on their shoulders have been serving us. The decision comes on the heels of trend stories like this one that claim there's a bigger push across America to start refilling bottles with tap water rather than grabbing a Voss every time thirst hits.

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