P-05-847 Create water fountains in the centre of cities and towns to eliminate plastic waste
P-05-847 Create water fountains in the centre of cities and towns to eliminate plastic waste
This
petition was submitted by Tereza Tothova, having collected 149 signatures.
Text of Petition
We
call on the National Assembly for Wales to consider creating and providing
water fountains in the centre of cities and towns. The main purpose of this
action would be to eliminate plastic waste. The number of single-use plastic
bottles has dramatically risen in recent years and due to the slow recycling
process, it is causing pollution of the environment, especially harming sea
life.
Many
people try to have a healthy lifestyle that includes drinking at least 2 litres
of water every day. Therefore, reusable water bottles have become very popular
and useful for keeping a human body hydrated all day. Installing water
fountains in the city centres or other parts of cities and towns (Shopping
centres, sports centres, colleges, cultural centres etc) would help with access
to drinking water throughout the day. These water fountains would also create
access to drinking water for homeless people.
To
support the local economy in Wales, the water fountains could be sourced by
Welsh mineral water companies.
Assembly Constituency and
Region
- Cardiff West
- South Wales Central
Status
This petition was
considered completed by the Petitions Committee at its meeting on 25/06/2019.
The Committee considered further
correspondence from the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs
outlining the action being taken by the Welsh Government in relation to Refill,
and agreed to close the petition and thank the petitioner for raising this
matter through the petitions process.
Full details of the consideration of this
petitions by the committee and related documents can be seen on the Meetings
tab above.
It was first considered by the Petitions
Committee on 27/11/2018.
Further
information
Business type: Petition
Reason considered: Senedd Business;
Status: Complete
First published: 06/11/2018