The Algarve Regional Director of Agriculture has estimated that around seven million cubic metres of water is lost annually in the western Algarve alone.
The public supply of water for human consumption in the Algarve is guaranteed for a period of one and a half years, despite the fact that the region's dams.
Algarve registers highest water consumption per inhabitant
The Algarve registered the highest water consumption per inhabitant in 2019.
On average, each inhabitant in the region consumed just under 138,000 m3 (137,612.6 m3) of water at home that year.
According to data from PORDATA, Algarve cities occupied seven of the top ten cities in Portugal with the highest water consumption, with Aljezur placed first in the ranking.
Monchique water 100% recycled bottles
Monchique waters has launched a bottle of mineral water with recycled PET (rPET) and for every million bottles produced, approximately 30 thousand kilograms of virgin PET will no longer be consumed, which represents an estimated annual saving of 100 tonnes of virgin PET.
According to a note sent to
The Portugal News, Monchique integrates the ambitious commitment into their business plan in a bid to reduce its environmental footprint and this has led the company to be able to reach the EU 2030 target some 10 years earlier than expected regarding the integration of 30 percent of recycled PET in its packaging.