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Free refills: Water industry taps in to new plan to cut plastic bottle use

Borough Market in London has introduced free public drinking fountains and phased out the sale of plastic water bottles | Credit: Borough Market
Borough Market in London has introduced free public drinking fountains and phased out the sale of plastic water bottles | Credit: Borough Market
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Whitbread promises to create network of 3,000 water refill sites, as campaign aimed at tackling plastic bottle waste steps up a gear

People across England will soon be able to refill their water bottles for free in shops, cafes and local business, under new plans from the water industry to create a national network of free drinking...

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