Progress made by the water industry in reducing waste from plastic bottles has been praised as it was announced today that the number of refill stations across the UK has hit 20,000.
In a letter to the environment secretary, Water UK chair, Sir Brian Bender, said the ambition is to cut total leakage in England to around 10 per cent.
Yorkshire Water has launched a flooding reduction project called “Soak it up” to collect rainwater and help reduce the amount of water in the firm’s network of pipes and sewers.
The Department of Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has pledged to “eliminate all avoidable plastic waste” which includes single-use products like wet wipes over the next 25 years.
Following on from last week’s Channel 4 “Fatberg Autopsy: Secrets of the Sewers” alongside its partner Thames Water, Lanes for Drains has launched a campaign to create an army of “Fatberg fighters.”
Northumbrian Water Group (NWG) has announced the 13 big questions it will tackle ahead of its five-day long Innovation Festival 2018 to be held at Newcastle Racecourse between 9-13 July.
Scotland’s non-domestic water market is celebrating 10 years of being open to competition, having paved the way for businesses to choose their water supplier in April 2008.
Yorkshire Water has raised £20,749 for WaterAid at its recent spring ball at the New Docks in Leeds, which was attended by almost 400 of its employees.