The London Half Marathon was held in northwest London on September 16. According to the British newspaper The Guardian, this competition is also the first time in London that it promises to use a disposable plastic drinking water bottle without any use.
According to reports, this year's Haro Half Marathon will be the first "no disposable plastic" running competition in London. The use of disposable plastic bottles is forbidden, but participants will be able to supplement Ooho at the water station 13.1 miles along the route. Moisture. Ooho is a biodegradable water bag made of seaweed base film. Participants can either bite the edge of Ooho to drink water or eat it whole.
At the same time, participants will also be banned from carrying bottles of water, but in order to meet their special needs, water and biodegradable cups will also be provided.
According to Ooho's manufacturer, this biodegradable plastic in six weeks is the first to be used in large quantities to curb the damaging effects of plastics on the oceans and the environment.
On the occasion of the move, the running company is addressing the problem of plastic waste in the races across the UK. Ooho, which is equipped with Luozard sports drinks and gels, will compete in the Richmond Marathon on September 16th, and 9 On the 29th of the month, the TougHmudder International Obstacle Contest was held in West Sussex.
In the marathon held in London in 2018, in order to reduce the number of plastic bottles used and discarded along the way, the organizers first tried the explainable cups, and placed 90,000 at three beverage stations along the 26.2 miles (42.1 km). Recyclable cup.
According to the Guardian's 2017 report, one million plastic bottles are sold every minute in the world, and a large part of them are eventually thrown into landfills or oceans.
In an effort to make London's plan to reduce the use of disposable plastic bottles, London Mayor SadiqKhan promised to build 20 new fountains across London this year. In addition to Carnaby Street in the West End (CarnabyStreet) Newly built a fountain, three new fountains will be built in the summer of 2018, two at Liverpool Street Station, one at the Flat Iron Square in Bankside.