Refill Scheme Tameside MBC

Refill is a national initiative helping to reduce single use plastic, save money, and keep our communities healthy and hydrated.

By carrying a reusable water bottle and using free refill points across Tameside, you can help cut plastic waste while you’re out and about.

Free water refills across Tameside

Out shopping? Walking the dog? Heading to work or school?

You can refill your reusable water bottle for free at participating cafés, shops, community buildings and other locations across Tameside.

There are many benefits, including: free drinking water, fewer single use plastic bottles, save money, stay hydrated.

Find your nearest refill point

Instead of buying bottled water, simply visit one of our refill locations.

View all Tameside refill stations on our interactive Google Map.

You can buy reusable water bottles from many local retailers or online. We recommend choosing a BPA‑free reusable bottle.

Why refilling matters

If just 1 in 10 people refilled a bottle once a week, 340 million plastic bottles could be saved every year. 

• The UK uses 13 billion plastic bottles every year, nearly 60% of them water bottles
• Around 700,000 plastic bottles are littered every day in the UK
• Almost half of plastic bottles are never recycled

 Protect our environment

• Bottled water is up to 900 times more carbon‑intensive than tap water
• Making just one plastic bottle uses over 8 litres of water
• Plastic bottles account for one‑third of plastic pollution in the sea

Save money

• Bottled water costs 500–1,000 times more than tap water
• The UK spends over £1.8 billion a year on bottled water

Become a Refill Station

Are you a business in Tameside? Join the other businesses helping us to end single use plastic.

Businesses play a vital role in helping residents cut plastic waste and joining the Refill Scheme is easy, free and flexible.

Why join?

• Show your commitment to sustainability
• Support healthier, more active communities
• Increase footfall and visibility
• Join a nationally recognised scheme

In a recent survey, 64% of residents said they would stop buying bottled water if free refills were widely available.

What’s involved?

To become a refill station, all you need is:

• A clean, fresh drinking water supply
• Willingness to refill reusable bottles on request

We will:

• Register you with the national Refill Scheme
• Add your location to the Refill app and Tameside map
• Provide window stickers so people know you’re a refill point

Get involved

If you’re a business or community venue in Tameside and would like to join, contact:

refill@tameside.gov.uk

Together, we can reduce plastic waste, protect the environment and make Tameside a healthier place to live and work.