According to the report by the UK Today Hua Wen, London Mayor Sadik Khan plans to build a drinking fountain in London's park to encourage people to use reusable cups to reduce the use of disposable plastic water bottles. In addition, a restaurant industry to the public Plans to provide free drinking tap water are under trial.
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According to statistics, there are about 110 public drinking fountains in the city of London, of which 25 are in 14 parks and green spaces in Lambeth, 13 in Southwark, London Borough of Islington and Tower Hamlets are 11 respectively.
British media said the cost of installing a sink is about £ 6,000.
In the meantime, Sadik Khan wants to try out a plan to make the restaurant industry free to drink tap water to the public, a trial that began in Bristol two years ago and has about 200 businesses joining the program.
In a mobile application, users can search for businesses that can receive water nearby for free. Users can also earn points by using their own water bottles to receive water, and points can be exchanged for stainless steel water bottles.
According to the charity, which launched the program, the phone application saves about 73,000 plastic water bottles annually.
It is reported that around the world, every minute sold 1 million bottles of plastic bottles of beverage products in 2016, more than half of the plastic water bottles are not properly recovered