South East Water disposes of unused bottled water packs in Tonbridge skip

Why did South East Water say it could not reuse the bottled water that was thrown away?

South East Water’s alternative water manager, Parris Durant, said the company could not reuse the bottles because it was unable to guarantee they had been stored correctly or that they had not been tampered with, so they were disposed of instead BBC.

Where did the discarded bottled water come from?

According to South East Water, the bottles had been collected from bottled water stations or were returned by customers who no longer required them before being thrown away BBC.

What concerns did the local resident raise about the disposal of the bottled water?

The resident said he was "disgusted" to see a skip full of multi-packs of bottled water, noted that many bottles appeared to be full, and argued that the water could instead have been given to homeless people or charities BBC.