151. National Refill Day, 19 June 2019

Wednesday 19 June is National Refill Day. Have you #GotTheBottle to prevent plastic pollution? 

Today the UK public will be asked if they’ve got the bottle to stop plastic pollution by switching from a single-use plastic bottle to a reusable one.

Fascinating Fact; if just 1 in 10 UK citizens Refilled just once a week, it would save around 340 million plastic bottles a year! And with the Refill app it’s easier and cheaper to refill at one of 20,000 Refill Stations across the country (and especially in London; see picture of the Master refilling his bottle at St Mary le Bow on Cheapside) than it is to buy a new single-use bottle of water.

National Refill Day is public awareness campaign to help prevent millions of single-use plastic bottles from polluting our streets and our oceans by encouraging people to carry a reusable water bottle and refill on the go. As Water Conservators we know that people are concerned about plastic pollution and they want to do something about it.

So how can you join the Refill Revolution on National Refill Day?

1. Switch from a single-use plastic bottle to a reusable one.
2. Tell the world you’ve #GotTheBottle to prevent plastic pollution.
3. Download the Refill app and find free tap water near you. https://refill.org.uk/

It really is that easy. It is all about making small incremental changes to our behaviour and if we all do this, the benefits are huge. The Worshipful Company of Water Conservators are right behind this campaign which supports the work we have been doing over a long period of time, but in particular in World Water Week in March (see Blogs Nos 96, 98, 101 and 102) and also more recently with the Westminster Sustainability Business Forum and the Lambeth Palace Roundtable (Blog Nos 141 and 150). This work will continue so that together, we can all help to turn the tide against plastic pollution in our rivers and oceans.