Refill, an award-winning campaign designed to help you reduce your plastic pollution, by making it easy to refill your reusable water bottle instead of buying a plastic one.
In the UK we have some of the highest quality drinking water in the world – and it’s from our taps.
According to the Environmental Audit Committee consumption of bottled water has doubled over the last 15 years, with an estimated 7 billion plastic water bottles used each year in the UK. Around the world, one million plastic bottles are bought every minute. This figure is expected to increase by 20% by 2021.
Find water on the go!
There are more than 20,000 Refill Stations across the UK and you can find them by downloading the free Refill app. Participating cafes, bars, restaurants, banks, galleries, museums and other businesses simply sign up to the app and put a sticker in their window – alerting passers-by that they’re welcome to come on in and fill up their bottle.
What is Refill Day?
National Refill Day is celebrated on 19th June. The goal is to increase awareness of the opportunities to refill, asking the nation if they’ve #GotTheBottle to prevent plastic pollution.
Who is behind Refill?
Refill is coordinated at a national level by City to Sea, an award-winning not for profit organisation running campaigns to stop marine pollution at source. The Refill campaign is funded by Water UK.
How is Reading Sustainability Centre involved?
Refill in Reading is being championed by local voluntary group Reading Sustainability Centre Its aims are to use the momentum of the national Refill campaign to grow the local network of tap water Refill Stations as well connect individuals, groups and organisations in Reading keen to encourage refilling rather than unnecessary single-use.”
If you would like to find out more about the Refill campaign or would like to get involved please get in touch
