Emaya, Palma's municipal services agency, is installing filtered drinking water fountains in areas of the city. The aims of this are to encourage the drinking of tap water, reduce the use of plastic bottles and therefore also reduce the amount of waste.
Filtered drinking water fountains being installed in Palma
A means of encouraging the drinking of tap water
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Would it not be a better idea to sort out the sewage leaking on the beaches rather than tap water? Whilst I support all eco initiatives, getting the basics right first is a priority for both the residents and tourism. Mass building at the resorts has ignored the fact that more sewage is produced. Port Pollenca has beach sewage every year. This is not acceptable and with covid, tourists can now look elsewhere. Just get it done.
I've drunk tap water for 20 years and it's the best one and much cheaper than the bottled water. It's very comfortable not carrying containers every week from the supermarket and it's environmentally-friendly cause you don't consume plastic.
I do like the dog - would never drink municipal Spanish water!
I don’t drink the water from our taps, absolutely no trust in it. There have been days when it has come out in a dubious hue of brown. Even the dog wouldn’t touch it. Colin is quite right. Sort the domestic supply out. And while they are at it sort out the sewage problems so that beaches don’t get closed when it rains and better rain capture is needed too. A new reservoir wouldn’t be a bad idea. Some of Mallorca’s infrastructure might look modern but under the surface it’s a different story.
How about making the tap water drinkable? Surely it’s a basic human necessity in a western country in the 21st century to have access to drinkable water on tap in the home? If governments are really serious about ending plastic pollution they could invest in real progress by sorting out their water quality.