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Public Water Fountain distributing sparkling water
Since January 2010 the municipality of Castelfidardo (Italy) has installed a public water fountain with a carbon filter system in order to dispense mineral and sparkling water to its inhabitants. The main objective of the project is to reduce PET packaging and to raise consumers’ awareness on the sustainable use of resources.
The Fontemagna City is connected to the drinking water supply that works for the whole city through a system of refrigeration (in the case of Fontemagna city, with totally natural gas) and carbonation, as well as UVA filter system and activated carbon filter approved by Ministry of Health, which purify the water of chlorine and erase bacteria. It is thus possible to obtain excellent water at low price.
The dispenser is equipped with a payment system which accepts coins and magnetic cards.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: stracquadaniomarco@comune.castelfidardo.an.it
General data
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Country |
Italy |
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RA/LA |
Castelfidardo |
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Population |
19 000 inhabitants / 7 200 households |
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Waste generated (kg/inh/y) |
4 000 000 bottles/y |
Waste prevention activity data
| Waste flow | Packaging waste : Bottles |
| Strategy | Promoting tap water |
| Scale | Roll out |
| Year(s) of tde project development | since January 2010 |
| Participation target | total Castelfidardo population |
| Waste reduction target | / |
| Participation rate | 5% of the population (2010) |
| Waste quantities reduced | 200 000 bottles of PET 1,5 l prevented (2010) and 6 000 Kg of PET (30 gr per bottle) prevented |
| Budget | Initial investment: 23 364 euro |
