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<p>The Government is committed to reducing the environmental damage caused by single
use plastics by widening availability of drinking water facilities in our communities.
The Government’s 25 year environment strategy 'A Green Future: Our 25 Year Plan to
Improve the Environment' has committed to supporting water companies, high street
retailers, coffee shops and transport hubs to offer new refill points for people to
top-up water bottles for free in every major city and town in England.</p><p>The water
industry is a key partner in delivering our commitment to create a nationwide network
of refill points. Through the Refill campaign a free app is now available to the public
which signposts to over 20,000 free refill points and is estimated to save over 100
million single use bottles from entering our waste stream by the end of 2019. The
Government will continue to reduce single-use plastic by working with local authorities
and encouraging partnerships with water companies and businesses to widen the availability
of drinking fountains and refill sites across our communities.</p>
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