Paris launches "free drinking water" and strives to achieve "zero plastic bottle city" before the 2024 Olympic Games

According to a report by French BFM TV on the 11th, in order to encourage people to give up drinking water from plastic bottles and reduce plastic waste, the city of Paris will launch a "free drinking water" program in 500 cafes and restaurants across the city from 2022
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According to the report, the cafes and restaurants participating in the plan will put up the "I choose Paris city tap water" label on the window to inform citizens and tourists that they can use metal, glass or non-disposable plastic drinking bottles to come and pick up the water for free when needed.
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The deputy mayor of Paris, who is in charge of the plan, said that of the 8.
7 billion liters of bottled drinking water sold in France every year, only 50% of the packaging is recycled
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The plan to bring free water to the public will help Paris achieve its goal of becoming the world's first "plastic bottle-free city" when it hosts the Olympics in 2024
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The French environmental protection association "Me and My Children" said that some urban areas in Paris have begun trial "free drinking water" this year
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Many citizens are ashamed to go into cafes or restaurants to "beg for water", and they vigorously promote the plan to make "free water" a natural and environmentally friendly civic act
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