Glastonbury goes green: festival declares war on plastic water bottles

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Reusable steel bottles to be distributed as 400 drinking-water taps are erected

Next weekend's Glastonbury festival is to combat the scourge of the plastic water bottle as part of a long-term strategy to become the world's most environmentally friendly outdoor musical event. Festival...

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