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Bottled water dropped
SHEFFIELD Council has stopped using bottled water at meetings in favour of supplies from the tap in an attempt to be more environmentally friendly.
The changes, which will also see chilled tap water replacing water coolers in the future, should save the council around 3,500 a year.
Council leader Paul Scriven said: "I hope that Sheffield people will agree with me when I say that it's right for the council to lead by example on combating climate change. We are committed to tackling our carbon footprint, and protecting the environment.
"Using tap water instead of bottled water is the first in a long line of changes that we'll be introducing.
"It's only a relatively small step, but if enough people follow the example then it can have a big effect on our carbon footprint.
"I'd urge the Sheffield people to follow our example and do the same – kick the bottle."
Coun Scriven became leader of Sheffield Council after the Liberal Democrats took control of the authority following the May local elections.
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