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April 30, 2019 01:01 PM

Veolia UK collects 350,000 plastic bottles following London Marathon

The collection total is new record, according to waste firm

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    Bottle collection follwing London Marathon 2019

    This year’s London Marathon clean-up has seen the collection of 350,000 plastic bottles for reprocessing, according to waste management company Veolia UK.
     
    Responsible for cleaning up a large part of the city, including the City of London, Westminster and Tower Hamlets, after the marathon, Veolia said it has set a new 'personal record' with the collection volumes.
     
    The company said it deployed over 40 vehicles and 120 staff for the operation and cleared the streets of London in six hours for safe reopening.
     
    All of the plastic bottles collected will be recycled, according to the waste management firm.
     
    “We’re proud to be recycling so many plastic bottles in the Square Mile [City of London], and this year we are rolling out 10 new water refill points, bringing the total to 17,” said Jeremy Simons, chair of the City of London Corp environmental services committee. 
     
    London Marathon 2019 saw more than 40,000 participants taking part in the 26.2-mile race on 28 April.

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