RAINWATER harvesting at home is something we should all be considering, given the precipitation Andalucia has seen over the past couple of years. Andalucia’s best eco aware architects are now building deposit-cisterns to collect water from gutters, so it can then be used for irrigation, in all their new builds. But, as EcoVida International architect [...]

Most expats agree, fruit and veg simply taste better here. But, to really maximise benefits, eating organic (or even growing your own) is the way forward IF you are interested in getting your hands dirty, first you need to know what thrives best where. There are several factors, the obvious one being climate, but there [...]

A WATER saving device used by royals and at No10 Downing Street can reduce household use by up to 80 per cent. The Watersave tap aerator costs just 5.99 euros and is one of many environmentally-friendly products now exclusively on sale here via a unique English language website www.soy-eco.com Former PR, Louise Brace, 39, set [...]

SOME older fincas in Spain have a “fosa negra” – literally a hole in the ground rather than a septic tank. The waste is allowed to seep away into the soil resulting in pollution of the subsoil and water table. This is against EEC regulations and a proper tank should to be installed. Although there [...]

A CAMPAIGN has been launched to demand the urgent construction of a water treatment plant in the Guadalhorce valley. Spearheaded by the IU party, it is demanding an immediate end to the pouring of over 10,000 litres of untreated sewage into Guadalhorce River every year. By Wendy Williams Coordinator Miguel Esteban Martin, said: “The contamination [...]

RADIOACTIVE traces have been found in tap water in 19 Almerían villages.

HOW an incredible invention, the ‘Living Machine’, can turn sewage into crystal clear water in just four days, writes architect Liam Kellehar It might seem strange to talk about water recycling after the wettest winter in half a century, but I am afraid it is going to become a bigger and bigger issue. For the [...]

ACROSS the world, 89 billion litres of water are bottled every year, creating 1.5 million tons of plastic waste.