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Public water fountains could be the solution to tackling the rising problem of waste created by single-use plastic. According to latest figures, a million plastic bottles are bought worldwide every minute and annual consumption is expected to surpass half a trillion bottles by 2021. A recent report on BBC One’s Blue Planet II highlighted the devastating damage plastic is having on marine life. Installing more fountains in towns and cities across the country could be a simple solution to reducing the use of single-use plastic. Members of the public could be encouraged to refill water bottles, recycling them for their own use. Train stations, leisure centres, schools, shops and cafés could all house water fountains. Andy Dukelow, Director of Sanitaryware Supplies Company, commented on the benefits of public fountains: “I think it’s a fantastic idea to implement them “There is growing concern about the impact of plastic pollution on our land and seas. “Installing water fountains would not only be a big help to the single-use plastic issue we are having it would also encourage more water drinking.” In London, the Mayor, Sadiq Khan, is keen for a network of water fountains to be rolled out. As part of a three-year £750,000 initiative to tackle waste in the capital, 20 new drinking fountains will be installed across London in a pilot scheme starting this summer. A bottle-refill initiative is also being introduced where businesses make tap water available to the public. If similar schemes were introduced across the rest of the country the positive impact on the environment could be huge. Sanitaryware Supplies Company boasts a large range of water fountains starting from just £174, including wall mounted, floor-standing and water bottle filler fountains.
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Svjetske statistike su frapantne – svake se minute kupi milijun plastičnih boca i očekuje se da će godišnja potrošnja nadmašiti 500 milijardi boca do 2021. godine. Veliki dio PVC ambalaže zatrpan je na odlagalištima ili odbačeno u ocean. Posebno zabrinjava što čak više od polovice kupljenih plastičnih boca u 2016. godini uopće nije prikupljeno niti je uključeno u recikliranje. Gradonačelnik Londona, Sadiq Khan, pokreće izgradnju nove mreže vodenih fontana i posuda za punjenje boca diljem britanske prijestolnice, a sve u cilju smanjenja uporabe jednokratne ambalaže, u kojoj dominiraju plastične boce s vodom. Besplatna voda iz fontana u Londonu će biti dostupna na frekventnim javnim područjima poput trgovačkih centara, parkova, trgova, a istu odredbu uključit će se u proces planiranja izgradnje i rekonstrukcije nove infrastrukture i javnih sadržaja. Nevladine udruge su i prethodnom gradonačelniku iznijele slične prijedloge, ali su odbačeni zbog navodno visokih troškova. Sada britanski mediji ističu da su troškovi vrlo prihvatljivi jer pripremna dokumentacija za instalacije fontane za pitku vodu u Shrewsbury Parku i Greenwichu sugerira kako će fontane koštati oko 6.000 funti. Osim ove inicijative u Londonu, Michael Gove, državni tajnik za zaštituokoliša, podržava slične inicijative i ističe kako je upravo pristup pitkoj vodi kroz javne fontane diljem zemlje dio vladinog programa za drastično smanjenje plastičnog otpada.