Águas do Planalto, a company belonging to the Aquapor Group, a leader in the management of municipal water concessions in Portugal, gave 1,300 reusable stainless steel bottles to the Tábua School Group.
This initiative, which took place on January 14, is seen by the company as a way of raising awareness among the students of the Tábua school community about reducing their ecological footprint, encouraging them to reduce their use of plastics and to consume more tap water.
The campaign, which involved an investment of 25,000 euros by Águas do Planalto, will run until the end of the school year in fourteen schools in the municipality. All 8,000 pupils involved will receive their own environmentally-friendly bottle.
For Paulo Oliveira, Director of the Aquapor Group and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Águas do Planalto, this is an initiative with a strong impact on the younger community, since “it is through this that a change in the environmental paradigm will begin and, consequently, a greater awareness of the need to change our behavior on a daily basis”. Paulo Oliveira recalls that young people “are our adults of tomorrow.” As for the quality of water in the municipality, the Director of the Aquapor Group and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Águas do Planalto argues that the company “has made a huge investment in the water collection and distribution system in recent years. Today we have excellent water quality. Offering these reusable stainless steel bottles is a great way for us all to consume more tap water.”
In addition to Paulo Oliveira, the ceremony to hand over the bottles was attended by the Directors of Águas do Planalto, José Ferreira dos Santos and Narciso Matias, the Mayor, Vice Mayor and Councillor of Tábua Town Council, Mário Loureiro, Ricardo Cruz and António Oliveira, respectively, and the Director of the Tábua School Group, Sidónio Costa.
Preserving the environment and environmental impact is everyone’s responsibility and Águas do Planalto is thus making its contribution in one of the five municipalities in which it operates – in this case, Tábua. The company has been in the municipality since 1998, serves more than 72,000 inhabitants and is committed to guaranteeing the supply and distribution of water to the population of Tábua.
