our mission
OUR GOAL
Drive Change
At TAPP Water, we believe in innovation as a driver capable of changing our daily consumption habits and so protecting current and future generations.
OUR PURPOSE
Increase Clean Water Accessibility
We dream of an India where ultra-pure water flows through every tap or faucet to effectively overcome the drinking water crisis.
OUR MISSION
Sustainable Consumption
Single-use plastic bottles and bottled water production are damaging our ecosystems, endangering marine life and polluting the food chain.
Our mission is to create easy-to-use, sustainable and affordable products that eliminate the need for bottled water
THE GLOBAL OUTCOME
A Real Change
This is what we’ve achieved so far with our community of #TAPPheroes
57,821,744
FEWER BOTTLES WITH TAPP WATER
*July 2021
Did you know that 30 million plastic bottles are thrown away in Spain every day? [1]
Once they reach the ocean, those plastic bottles take around 500 years to decompose. Throughout that time they grievously harm marine life (affecting over 700 species!).
1,907,000 KG
LESS PLASTIC WASTE WITH TAPP WATER
*July 2021
Did you know that only 9% of plastic is recycled? [2]
Just 9% of the plastic produced worldwide is recycled. The rest is dumped in landfill, or even worse, in the natural environment.
163,465,232l
FRESHWATER SAVED WITH TAPP WATER
*July 2021
Did you know that excessive water use contributes to shortages worldwide? [3]
Making 1 kg of plastic requires around 2,000 litres of water. That’s an enormous amount! Especially when you consider that only 0.5% of the world’s water is available to us to meet both all our needs and all those of the ecosystem.
12,955,000 kg
FEWER CO2 EMISSIONS
*July 2021
Did you know that the environmental impact of a three-person household’s bottled water consumption over a year is estimated to be equivalent to 274 kg of carbon emissions? [4]
Producing a kilogram of new plastic generates around 3.5 kg of CO2. For example, over the course of a year a 3-person household generates approximately 274 kg of carbon emissions from bottled water consumption alone. With TAPP Water that figure is cut to just 3 kg.
If you want to learn more, there’s more information about bottled water’s environmental footprint here.
OUR TEAM
Who’s behind TAPP Water?
TAPP Water was founded in Barcelona by Alexander Schwarz (Germany), Magnus Jern (Sweden), Rocio Alcocer (Spain) and Jeff Cardelli (Luxembourg).
Our core objective from the very start was to meet a specific need: to give users great-tasting, high-quality tap water. We’re a multidisciplinary international team motivated by the desire to improve and simplify our customers’ lives and, hand-in-hand with them, have a positive impact on our planet.
Our legal headquarter is in London, UK with operational headquarter in Barcelona, Spain and subsidiaries and parnters across 30 countries.
Investors/backers include Blue Water Group, Yabeo and the EU Horizon 2020.
References:
1. Plastic pollution is choking our rivers and oceans, Greenpeace.
2. How the plastic bottle went from miracle container to hated garbage, National Geographic.
3. Goal 12: Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns, UN.
4. Plastic & Climate: The Hidden Costs of a Plastic Planet, CIEL.