A STOURBRIDGE car retailer has become a free water-bottle refill point for motorists and pedestrians - to try to help reduce plastic pollution.

Volvo retailer Paul Rigby Stourbridge, in Grange Lane, has joined forces with Refill - a campaign that aims to prevent plastic pollution by making it easier for people to reuse and refill their bottle instead of buying a new one.

The retailer is now listed as a filling station on the Refill app, which enables people to search for nearby places where they can refill their reusable bottles for free. To download the app and find out more go to refill.org.uk.

Andy Kirkham, general sales manager at Paul Rigby Stourbridge, said: “Reducing the amount of plastic that ends up in our oceans is incredibly important to us.

“Our aim is to remove all single-use plastic from our showroom and find ways to encourage everyone to play their part in reducing plastic pollution. Joining forces with Refill is just one of the ways we can work towards this goal.

“We look forward to becoming a very different kind of motor-related filling station, by inviting lots of people into our showroom to top up their reusable water bottles and help us tackle the fight against plastic pollution.”

James Watt, regional Refill coordinator, added: “It’s great to see businesses like Paul Rigby Stourbridge getting behind the Refill Revolution as well as looking more widely at the positive actions they can take to remove single-use plastic from their showroom.

“We’re sure they can be an inspiration to other car retailers and lead the way as an example of how to reduce their plastic consumption and also help customers fill their up their reusable water bottles for free.”