Venice uses drinkable fountains to "reduce plastic", and also launch an APP to facilitate querying the location of the fountain

[Global Times Comprehensive Report] The Italian tourist destination Venice is "cutting" in a novel way. According to the British "Times" reported on the 20th, in order to promote environmental protection and reduce the use of plastic supplies, the Venice administration is encouraging tourists to bring its own water bottle to drink from the fountain. Venice, an official in charge of urban transportation, said: "There are 126 fountains in the city of Venice, which are distributed in various districts, and tourists are easy to find. We encourage these free drinking water to reduce the use of plastic bottles. Reduce pollution. "According to data from the Venice authorities, the garbage caused by the tourism industry accounts for 28%-40%of the total local waste, especially the pile of air-plastic bottles, which makes the management department distressed.

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In order to facilitate tourists to bring water bottles to pick up water, the Venice Water Supply Company also launched a mobile app, which can query the position of the fountain from it. From the perspective of officials such as Chilarto, this will not only environmental protection, but also help tourists save money. Local tourists and foreign tourists also welcomed the proposal. Some hotels in Venice also support "cutting" by providing reusable shower gel bottles. The owner of the Flora Hotel Johler Romanley praised the fountain water. He also said: "Many guests are surprised by the water in Venice." (Luke)

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