Dublin City Council scheme saves almost 25 thousand plastic water bottles so far
Published on 5th June 2024
Dublin City Council is delighted to announce that two public water drinking fountains installed in the city-centre have saved the equivalent use of almost 25 thousand plastic water bottles.
The first fountain, located at Clarendon Row, was installed just over a year ago and has saved nearly 15 thousand bottles. The second, located in Temple Bar Square, was installed just before Christmas and has already saved almost 10 thousand bottles.
Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications, contributed to the delivery of these fountains, and has made up to €2m euro available nationwide through Uisce Éireann and the Local Government Sector to deliver a scheme to provide public water drinking fountains.
The aim of the scheme is to reduce plastic bottle use and plastic litter by providing widespread public access to drinking water. According to Refill Ireland, 220,000 single use plastic water bottles are generated in Ireland every day and Irish people spend €100m on these bottles every year.
Dublin City Council plans to roll out a significant number of public drinking water fountains on its upcoming Active Travel and Public Realm projects, such as the Duke St/Sth Anne St Public Realm Project and at Charlemont Mall, Dublin 1 as part of the Royal Canal Greenway Phase 3 project. There will also be a general roll-out in public buildings and parks.