DRINKING fountains are being introduced in three Oxford parks, as part of the city council’s support for cutting plastic waste.
The first drinking fountain is already in place in Florence Park, with two more soon to follow in Bury Knowle Park and Cutteslowe Park.
Providing free water refills can help tackle single-use plastic waste by allowing people to keep reusing their drinking bottles, or they can grab a drink at the fountain without needing to buy a container.
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Louise Upton, cabinet member for Healthy Oxford, said: “Whether you’re going for a run, lying in the sun or bringing children to the park, having free drinking water helps make it a low cost way to stay healthy.”
The project has been delivered in partnership with Refill Oxford.
Refill Oxford is part of the City to Sea’s national campaign to promote the use of free tap water to reduce the 7.7 billion single-use plastic water bottles bought in the UK every year.
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In Oxford that’s calculated at 300 bottles every eight minutes, which equates to 54,000 every 24 hours, according to Refill Oxford.
Refill Oxford has developed a network of 200 Refill stations in cafes, bars, pubs, restaurants, community and leisure centres in Oxford.
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