Kangaroo Valley has turned its focus to ridding itself of plastic water bottles.The town made headlines six years ago when it became the first on the mainland to become plastic bag-free, following the lead of Coles Bay in Tasmania.Since then, the town's businesses have embarked on a project to be carbon neutral and the Kangaroo Valley Tourist Association is investigating a "voluntary boycott" on bottled water.The architect of the plastic bag campaign, Glyn Stones, also has a leading role in the plastic bottle project.As the operator of canoe and bicycle tour company Kangaroo Valley Safaris, Mr Stones sees first hand the impact of plastic water bottles on the Kangaroo River."I reckon I take about 50 plastic bottles out of the river and the canoes every weekend and they are mainly water bottles," he said.He is searching for a suitable reusable drink bottle to sell, while Shoalhaven City Council is looking at installing up to four water fountains, where people can refill bottles."Shoalhaven Water is looking at the feasibility of providing drinking fountains and ... will be working closely with Kangaroo Valley business representatives," a council spokesman said.Mr Stones said the bottles would need to be healthy to reuse and environmentally friendly."A lot are made out of plastic that is not acceptable, because a lot of plastics have chemicals that leach out into the water," he said.But the alternative was to go to stainless steel, "which is very expensive", he said."We want people to be able to buy a bottle for $3 to $4 - the same as any other bottled water."Most suitable bottles are manufactured in China or the United States.Kangaroo Valley Tourist Association president Chris Warren said the town was not talking about a ban on bottled water, such as Bundanoon introduced last month, but "a voluntary boycott". "When we have found the right alternatives, we will retail them," he said.Tourist association vice-president Wendy Caird said the water bottle campaign fed into Kangaroo Valley's carbon-neutral initiative, which encouraged businesses to use green energy, recycle and plant trees to offset their carbon footprints."It is all part of a genuine commitment to the environment," Ms Caird said."We are conscious of the benefits to the town of people wanting to come here as an eco-tourist destination."