Survey: Plastic waste fuelled by Brits' fear of asking for free tap water
Keep Britain Tidy and Brita UK call for more public water fountains to help cut down on the billions of plastic bottles thrown away each year
Concerns have again been raised about the UK's rising plastic bottle waste problem, after a YouGov survey found more than 70 per cent of the public feel too embarrassed to ask for free tap water in pubs...
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