Refill Barry

Refill Revolution

We’ve spoken a lot in Barry Magazine about the ways that you can reduce plastic and cutting out bottles is a simple way to help.

Did you know that the average adult buys more than 3 plastic water bottles every week? That adds up to 175 bottles each year per person!

You might have noticed over the last year that lots of our favourite Barry businesses have been displaying some blue Refill stickers in their windows. We caught up with Hannah Osman, Refill Wales Coordinator and Local Champion Rachel McSheehy to find out what they mean and how we can all get involved.

Did you know that the average adult buys more than 3 plastic water bottles every week? That adds up to 175 bottles each year per person and a lot of that single-use plastic waste is ending up in our much loved oceans. The Refill scheme was launched in 2015 by City to Sea, a not-for-profit organisation headed by entrepreneur Natalie Fee. With full support of Welsh Government and water companies Dŵr Cymru and Hafren Dyfrdwy, Refill helps us reduce plastic waste and lead a healthier lifestyle by making drinking water easy to reach and accessible.

If you’re spending the day down the Island or out and about shopping and you need to fill up your reusable water bottle, just look for the blue Refill window stickers for locations that you can top up for free. The scheme helps to get rid of the awkwardness many of us face when wondering if there’s free tap water available and also stops the need to buy more plastic bottles, saving you money too. Refill Barry started last year and Local Champion Rachel has been one of the members of the group who have helped it to grow. Rachel says ‘I’ve really taken Refill to heart because I believe in it myself.’ If you are a business in Barry and you would like to sign up, it’s easy to add yourself to the Refill app. You can even log your refills too so we can see how many bottles Barry has saved!

Don’t forget to download the app today or visit www.refill.org.uk!