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Refill your reusable

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one less plastic bottle is used
Abingdon-on-Thames Town Council have provided a drinking fountain for the public in front of the Guildhall.
one less plastic bottle is used
It has been inset into the external stairway to the Council Chamber, and is part of the recent refurbishment of the Guildhall. The fountain has been delayed because of the need to get planning permission and the right stones to fit the stairway.

I tried drinking directly under the tap and found the water jet quite strong, and probably better suited to filling up water bottles.

It will be added to the refill app (on mobile phones) ‘Find water on the go’.

‘Have you #GotTheBottle?’

‘Every time you refill your reusable, one less plastic bottle is used.’

‘Unpacked’ coming to Abingdon

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Unpacked coming to Abingdon
The ‘Unpacked’ test at the Waitrose in, Botley Road, Oxford has been well received by people, in Oxford and area, and so the experiment is being extended to Abingdon and Wallingford from November. Waitrose have closed off an area at the back of the Abingdon store for refitting. Features are likely to include a refillable zone and frozen pick and mix with the aim of using less packaging. In Oxford they also had a lot less packaging on fruit and veg, and paper packaging round flowers. People brought along their own reusable bags and containers, or brought some in the store.
Unpacked coming to Abingdon
At the same time there is a revamp of the cafe area.
Unpacked coming to Abingdon
Some areas in the car park have been closed to hold work plant. Work started on 29th September and will take 8 weeks.

Reynolds Way Litter Pick

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Reynolds Way Litter Pick
The Abinit! litter picking volunteers were back at Reynold’s Way to help to get rid of some of the litter that had been blowing around the streets.

Some of it ends up in the hedge running alongside the Reynold’s Way Supermarket.
Reynolds Way Litter Pick
Before.
Reynolds Way Litter Pick
After.
Reynolds Way Litter Pick
Helen and Lynne continue to organise these events. There were about fourteen bags full of litter collected after about two hours. The next Abinit! litter pick starts at Abingdon Lock on Saturday 19th October. There will be impromptu picks before then.