Passengers can get still or sparkling water without using plastic bottles
A water machine like the one installed at Putney Station
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Train passengers at Putney Station can now get chilled still and sparkling water as part of an initiative which aims to reduce the use of plastic bottles.
South Western Railway is expanding its existing partnership with water company ape2o and has installed the machines at eight more of the busiest stations on the network.
Passenger can refill their own bottles for 25p per half a litre, with 10% of all sales being donated to marine and freshwater conservation and clean ups.
The other stations participating are Vauxhall, Wimbledon, Kingston, Richmond, Twickenham, Hampton Court and Bournemouth which are used by a combined 110,000 passengers each week day.
7.7 billion plastic water bottles are bought in the UK every year with up to 80% ending up in landfill, or oceans or being burned, damaging the environment for generations to come.
To promote the partnership, SWR and ape2o gave out free stainless still water bottles and provided free water refills on Thursday (6 October).
ape2o says it uses a three-phase, advanced filtration system and ultra-violet light to clean and sterilise the water and dispensing it hygienically as people can’t touch the water source.
Commenting on the extended partnership, Amy Dickinson, SWR’s Head of Sustainability said, “At SWR we’re committed to supporting the Less Plastic Pledge through reducing and recycling waste and providing solutions to our customers that help them make sustainable choices. Working alongside companies like ape2o helps to encourage all of us to think more sustainably for the future of our planet.”
ape2o Founder, Anthony Newman added, “We’ve already saved more than 250,000 plastic bottles from ending up in oceans and landfills with our current machines. Our partnership with SWR will now help us to reach millions more passengers, showing them how ditching the plastic can be a force for good. We bring the same trusted benefits as bottled water such as convenience, purity, and hygiene, but without the plastic and at a fraction of the cost. It’s time to go ape2o!”
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October 6, 2022
