Exclusive: Mayor of London announces scheme to reduce packaging waste and improve access to tap waterA new network of drinking fountains and bottle-refill points is set to be rolled out across London this year as part of a plan to reduce the amount of waste created by single-use plastic, the Guardian has learned. Twenty new drinking fountains will be installed across London in a pilot scheme starting this summer, while a bottle-refill initiative, in which businesses make tap water available to the public, will be set up across five areas of the capital over February and March. If successful, it will be rolled out to the rest of the city in the summer. Plastic cups, bottles and cutlery will also no longer be available at City Hall under the plans. Continue reading...
New fountains and bottle-refill points to tackle London's plastic waste
23. ledna 2018 7:30
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Zdroj: The Guardian