The Hobart waterfront is set to become even more attractive to visitors and locals alike with the addition of new free water stations – all in an effort to reduce single use plastics in the city! đź‘Źđź’§
The first water station at Salamanca Plaza is now open to the public, with the rest popping up between Salamanca and Hunter Street over the coming weeks.
The Good Water Project encourages people to BYO bottles and refill rather than purchase single use plastic bottles.
Hobart Lord Mayor Anna Reynolds said the project was inspired by a discussion with Robert Pennicott about working together on zero waste initiatives and has grown from there. She thanked Pennicott Foundation, Brand Tasmania and TasWater for their financial contributions and being such important project partners.
“This is a significant step towards the City of Hobart’s aim to achieve zero waste for Hobart landfill by 2030,” Cr Reynolds said.
“It takes three litres of water and a cup of oil to produce one plastic water bottle.
“Most of these petrochemical products are then filled with treated water that has been found to have more impurities than Tasmanian water which originates from kunanyi/Mt Wellington and Mt Field – and does not stack up on taste.
“If users don’t toss them away, polluting waterways and special places around the world, the empty bottles end up in landfill.
The $160,000 initiative is jointly funded by City of Hobart, Pennicott Foundation, Tasmanian Government and TasWater with support from The20.
