Equipment has been incorporated as containers and cages for the storage of the different fractions of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE), or improvements in the control of access to the storage area among others
The City of Puerto Lumbreras has carried out actions to supply equipment for the improvement of the operation of the municipal Ecopark, for an amount of 20,776 euros.
This facility is located in the C / Alemania, Manzana 4, Plot 31 of the "El Descanso" Industrial Estate.
The purpose of these actions is to cover the needs for improvement of the operation and enhancement of the Ecopark, which meets the demand of an estimated population of around 15,000 inhabitants.
For this reason, equipment such as appropriate containers and cages for the storage of the different fractions of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE), scales for weighing WEEE outputs, information elements, such as posters, panels or signage, has been incorporated. and improvements in access control to the WEEE storage area through access control systems, video surveillance, alarms, etc.
This investment has the collaboration of the Ministry of Water, Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Environment.
The ecopark is a municipal facility at the service of the citizen to deliver waste that cannot be deposited in the usual containers.
There you can leave, for example, appliances and other electrical and electronic devices that work with batteries, batteries or electric current and which we want to get rid of, furniture, used oil, broken mirrors, debris, toys, etc.
Puerto Lumbreras improves its recycling data by raising public awareness
The improvement of the Ecopark is within the line of actions that the municipal council carries out to raise public awareness and increase recycling in the municipality, and thus contribute to protecting the environment and the fight against climate change.
In this sense, Puerto Lumbreras improved its selective collection figures for light and paper and cardboard packaging, both in 2018 and 2019. On the website www.puertolumbrerasmaslimpio.es citizens can find out about ecopark and mobile ecopark schedules and the importance of recycling and knowing in which container each material or container goes.
"We remember that the special collection telephone number is 607 119 461, and that you can also clear your doubts about recycling through the tool" AIR-e "(Smart Recycling Assistant) through the web www.ecoembes.com/ featured-projects / chatbot-aire / ", highlights César Gázquez,
Source: Ayuntamiento de Puerto Lumbreras