NYC restaurants nix bottled water

NEW YORK, April 6 (UPI) -- A group of posh New York City restaurants have decided to banish bottled water from their establishments, the restaurants say.

The New York Post reported Sunday that bottled water is being nixed amid concerns that globally it takes 41 million barrels of oil a year to make, transport and refrigerate bottled water.

At Greenwich Village's Waverly Inn, bottled water has been unavailable for about two months. Bottled water also has been taken off the menus at Il Buco, Mario Batali's Del Posto, Gemma in the Bowery Hotel, Bobo, Gusto Organics and Broadway East, the newspaper reported.

"It just seems simple and painless," said Sean MacPherson, an owner of Waverly Inn and Gemma. "I don't see why we wouldn't do it; … it helps out the environment and tastes good."

Il Buco has not served bottled water for a decade, the newspaper said.

"Bottled water is a farce," said owner Donna Lennard. "You have no idea of its true source. And when you take into account how much damage is done just making and transporting these bottles, it's incredible."