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24 WET NEWS NOVEMBER 2018 | wwtonline.co.uk COMING SOON Write a caption To support National Re ll Day, Thames Water used 'Plastic Man' to illustrate the scale of the problem. The man wore 175 plastic water bottles – the amount the average Londoner buys in a year – that had been retrieved from the River Thames. Steve Robertson, chief executive of Thames Water, said: "Nurturing and protecting the environment is a core mission for Thames Water ." Write a caption and email it to yoursayWN@ fav-house.com by 14 November 2018. The best captions will be published in the November 2018 issue of WET News. FORESIGHT WWT Drinking Water Quality Conference Birmingham Conference and Events Centre 8 November, 2018 event.wwtonline.co.uk/drinking With both Brexit and AMP7 on the horizon, it is a crucial time for the UK water industry to build a resilient strategy to protect water quality for future generations. WWT Water Industry Technology Innovation Conference Birmingham Conference and Events Centre 27 November, 2018 event.wwtonline.co.uk/innovation The conference gives attendees the chance to work towards an innovative future for the sector, with a series of mini design sprints focused on ve key areas including: leakage, customer experience, sludge & energy, water resources & drought resilience, and partnership working. Utility Week Customer Conference Birmingham Conference and Events Centre 16 January, 2019 event.utilityweek.co.uk/water Utility Week s Water Customer Conference is the only dedicated event for B2C and B2B customer professionals within the water sector. Attend to discover what Ofwat is looking for with the customer ODIs and CMEX, see how UU and Bristol Water are planning the perfect customer experience and network with 150+ industry experts. WWT Wastewater Conference 2019 National Conference Centre, Birmingham 29 January, 2019 event.wwtonline.co.uk/wastewater The UK's largest single-day wastewater event with four distinct programmes and a shared innovation zone running in parallel, this is a comprehensive showcase of case studies, thought leadership and innovative strategies designed to tackle all the current and future wastewater challenges in one place. TOP TWEETS: #NATIONALREFILLDAY On average, there are 500 million tweets every day on Twitter. We look at what people were saying about National Re ll Day on 27 September, when people were encouraged to switch to a reusable water bottle as part of a national day of action to cut plastic pollution. If 1 in 10 Brits refilled once a week, we'd save the need for 340 million plastic bottles every year. @WaterUK The average Londoner uses 175 plastic bottles a year. Join us in cutting plastic waste. @MayorofLondon We believe that every day should be #NationalRefillDay. #PassOnPlastic and show us your refillable cups and bottles. @wwf_uk If half of the UK switched to reusable water bottles, we'd save enough plastic to stretch to the moon and back in just one year. #NationalRefillDay #PlasticsAction @BBC It's #NationalRefillDay Get involved and show the world you've got the bottle to stop plastic pollution at source #RefillCymru @DwrCymru 80% of ocean plastic comes from the land - you see it in our rivers and on beaches. It's #NationalRefillDay, and @EnvAgency's refill points are on the Refill App making it easier for you to switch from a plastic bottle to a reusable one @EmmaHowardBoyd A million plastic bottles are bought around the world every minute and the number is set to increase a further 20% by 2021. Join the #RefillRevolution and help tackle plastic pollution at source! Download the app, carry your bottle & refill on the go. #NationalRefillDay @TRSCentre Last month's best answers "I knew Nessie would surface at some point" gmcavoy@dustacco.com "Judging by the colour and length, Bob hadn't cleaned his shower plughole for quite some time" Jamie@twpeng.com "Bob enjoys his fi nal day at UU before being fi red for not wearing his 5 points of PPE" Peter.Youll@haltd.co.uk "This is Fazakerley why you should not put wet wipes down the loo." Eamonn.Mullins@haltd.co.uk WHEN IT COMES TO THE SAFE TRANSPORTATION OF DRINKING WATER CHOOSE PROTECTA-LINE FOR MORE DETAILS VISIT WWW.GPSUK.COM OR CALL 01480 442600 BARRIER PIPE AND FITTINGS SYSTEM Over the last 20 years Protecta-Line has helped supply clean water through contaminated land for every leading water utility BARRIER PIPE AND FITTINGS SYSTEM Protecta-Line is a major award winning, fully integrated barrier pipe & fittings system BARRIER PIPE AND FITTINGS SYSTEM Protecta-Line is the most widely used barrier pipe in the UK BARRIER PIPE AND FITTINGS SYSTEM THE TRIED & TRUSTED BARRIER SYSTEM

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