Water coolers and drinking fountains Blog
Spain Increases its Recycling Figures; How Consuming Water Responsibly Can Fight Climate Change
Water coolers. News 14/12/2022People consume water every day, and, according to a survey by the Water and Health Research Institute, 65% of Spaniards drink between one and two liters of water daily. But the more water we drink, the more packaging we use. This makes water and how we consume it crucial in the difficult task of reducing pollution, since there are already more than one million tons of plastic in the Mediterranean Sea.
Both the European Union and the different Member States have set themselves the goal of reducing this impact on the planet. And the treatment given to water consumption is one of the keys to achieving this. Promoting and encouraging the installation of drinking water fountains and water dispensers is increasingly important, as fewer plastic bottles will be used and more containers reused. This is why companies in the sector are adapting to the demand and taking advantage of the need to facilitate access to quality drinking water, developing different designs for specific places.
Canaletas, a Catalan company that has worked for more than 55 years in the sector, has numerous solutions to promote this trend. In addition, thanks to its stainless-steel designs, the average life of its drinking water fountains and water coolers is 30 years, which also has an impact in economic terms.
Also, in the case of water dispensers connected to the network, it is committed to reducing the environmental impact and is involved in reducing the use of plastics.
That is why water, a precious asset, is so important in the fight against pollution and in the recycling of plastics. Spain already improved its plastic recycling data in 2021 according to the non-profit entity Cicloplast. The average Spaniard recycled 1.2 kilos more in 2021 compared to 2020, standing at 14.3 kilos per year. In addition, according to this same report, recycling grew on the Mediterranean coast, where people tend to drink water from plastic bottles rather than from the tap, unlike in other areas such as the Community of Madrid.
Water has become a key factor in fighting climate change and reducing the consumption of plastics, and this can be seen both in the general public’s eagerness to recycle and the contribution of solutions for access to and consumption of water such as Canaletas.