London to get new fountains to cut plastic waste
The fountains will be installed in the
Businesses in five areas "with lots of food outlets" will take part in a bottle-refill initiative from February.
The plans are part of a £750,000 scheme to cut plastic waste.
The money will be spent over three years, according to the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan's new draft budget, and is part of the mayor's ambition to send no biodegradable or recyclable waste to landfill by 2026.
Exactly which businesses will take part in the initiative are still being finalised, but the mayor's policy team is looking for busy areas where water can be offered to people easily, a spokeswoman said.