here's just a quick article I found after 2 seconds of research 
http://trusted.md/blog/vreni_gurd/2007/03/29/plastic_water_bottles
as a side note:
I did an article for the university paper about a year ago on plastic water bottles after reading another article from another university that had effectively banned plastic water/soda bottles on their campus. The main reasons for this was the waste they create (most people don't even finish their drink before throwing it away), and the chemicals that can be leached out of the cheaper plastics used.
The article had several other reasons why this wouldn't be possible at our university, mostly because the powers that be didn't have the balls to stand up to the vending machine distributors. This year they added more vending machines in the hallways, and removed the half the drinking fountains in the sports arena to make room for more trophy cases.
http://trusted.md/blog/vreni_gurd/2007/03/29/plastic_water_bottles
as a side note:
I did an article for the university paper about a year ago on plastic water bottles after reading another article from another university that had effectively banned plastic water/soda bottles on their campus. The main reasons for this was the waste they create (most people don't even finish their drink before throwing it away), and the chemicals that can be leached out of the cheaper plastics used.
The article had several other reasons why this wouldn't be possible at our university, mostly because the powers that be didn't have the balls to stand up to the vending machine distributors. This year they added more vending machines in the hallways, and removed the half the drinking fountains in the sports arena to make room for more trophy cases.
