LEON, Costa Coffee amongst brands piloting refill option
The Refill campaign will save over 100 million single-use bottles from entering the sewage system by the end of 2019.
About 70 restaurant brands such as LEON, Pret A Manger, Neal’s Yard and Costa Coffee in Bristol and Oxford have signed up with anti-plastic pollution group City to Sea to pilot a refill option in their stores.
The Refill campaign, which encourages people to use refillable water bottle, has been expanded to allow customers via the Refill app to seek locations where they can refill their coffee cup, lunch box, groceries, cleaning products and toiletries. Information on where to get discounts for bringing their own container will also be made available in the app.
LEON will be the first among chains to offer hot food with the Refill campaign, according to City to Sea.
“Sustainability will be the defining issue of our time, and it’s our mission to be the first generation to leave the planet in a better state than we found it,” LEON marketing head Rebecca Di Mambro said in a statement.
The anti-pollution group claims that through the Refill campaign, over 100 million single-use bottles will be saved from entering the sewage system by the end of 2019
The campaign has also launched in Japan, Chile and Italy, and will soon roll out across the rest of Europe in 2020.
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