Bristol Water has supported Glastonbury Festival’s ban on single-use plastic bottles with thousands of music lovers flocking to the company’s free-to-use Water Bar.
Teams from the company were on hand to serve festival-goers who brought along their reusable bottles throughout the world-famous five-day event at Worthy Farm, which featured headline performances from Coldplay and Dua Lipa.
It’s estimated the Water Bar served around 11,000 people, in addition to Bristol Water supplying water to hundreds of free refill points across the site.
Following the event, work was carried out to bring the local network back to normal – for which up to six times the usual amount of water was supplied to the area in Pilton, Somerset.
The company’s work supports Glastonbury Festival’s ban of single-use bottles, first put in place in 2019, to help achieve its aim of being one of the most environmentally conscious festivals in the world.
This commitment also supports Bristol Water’s parent company Pennon Group’s ambitious plan to reduce carbon emissions and champion sustainability.
Sam Bottomley, Bristol Water’s Head of Network Operations, said: “I’d like to thank all of our teams for their hard work in the build-up, during the Festival, and in the days following. We’re proud to have played our part and supported the Festival’s ban on single-use plastics.
Bristol Water supplies fresh drinking water to around 1.2 million people living in Bristol and the surrounding areas. It is part of Pennon Group, a British environmental utility infrastructure company based in Exeter, Devon.
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