Plastic remains an issue for environmentally conscious consumers, but it should still be considered an option in the bottled water sector, alongside glass and aluminium, as well as on-site filtration systems. Anne Bruce explains

The top concern for most consumers when it comes to drinking water is single-use plastic. For the operator, this rejection of plastic moved the goalposts on bottled water. The choice of what to stock is no longer just a commercial decision; more than ever there needs to be a sustainability argument to make to customers.