Waging war on plastic: Blackpool cafe is latest to sign up to ReFILL pledge to protect our beaches
The Gazette is waging war on plastic and calling on businesses to display a sticker saying ‘free tap water refills available here’ to stop people buying single-use plastic bottles – which often end up scattered across our coastline.
Compass Cafe in Birley Street, Blackpool, is the latest to sign up.
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Hide AdThe cafe’s owner Michelle Burrows said: “There was no hesitation in getting involved. We are already using paper straws and we are up for anything that protects the coastline and the sea.
“We are quite ethically conscious and we have a lot of vegan and vegetarian customers, and I think people will like it.”
Emma Whitlock from LOVEmyBEACH, which is behind the ReFILL scheme, said: “It’s great we’ve got an independent cafe in Blackpool keen to support the scheme and help reduce the amount of bottled water consumed.”
Get involved
The Gazette has pledged to sign 200 businesses up for ReFILL.
Get involved by emailing [email protected] with the subject line ‘ReFILL’.