Venice urges tourists to drink from fountains

ROME – As summer sets in, tourists visiting Venice will find fountains feature unexpectedly high on this year’s sightseeing tours as the city council aims to reduce waste in the world’s biggest consumer of mineral water.

A new initiative to cut down on bottled water consumption, called “100% Public” (www.100X100pubblica.it), will be launched on Thursday, which is World Environment Day.

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Source : Reuters