Three new water fountains are coming to Lewisham as the Mayor continues to cut plastic waste in the city.

According to a new study, the average Londoner buys at least three plastic water bottles every week, which we can all agree is too many but sometimes necessary.

However, today Sadiq Khan announced the locations of 20 new water fountains, which will be placed at busy stations, shopping centres, museums and business districts across London.

The fountains are part of the Mayor’s work to cut plastic waste by reducing single-use plastic bottles and instead encouraging people to refill rather than buy bottled water.

Sadiq said: “Water fountains are a simple but effective way to encourage Londoners and visitors to ditch plastic bottles and instead refill reusable ones.

With the hot weather we’ve seen this summer, the demand is greater than ever for quick and easy ways of accessing free drinking water and I’m pleased to confirm the locations for the first 20 of our new public water fountains.

Some of these are already attracting thousands of visitors a day and City Hall are working on plans to secure many more across London.”

The water fountains will also provide a free alternative to drinking high-sugar carbonated drinks, and support the Mayor's package of measures to cut child obesity, which also include proposals to ban advertisements for unhealthy food and drinks that are high in fat, salt or sugar across the entire Transport for London (TfL) estate.

Water fountains have been confirmed in these Lewisham locations:

• Ladywell fields

• Beckenham Place Park

• Horniman Museum and Gardens

The Mayor is also working with the likes of Costa, Tate Modern, Leon and the BFI to provide free tap waters to members of the public.

What do you think? Would you use one of these public drinking fountains?