The talk was organized by Ecoembes and Consumur, in collaboration with the City Council of Puerto Lumbreras.
Ecoembes and the Consumur Consumers and Consumers Association in collaboration with the City Council of Puerto Lumbreras have organized an informative talk in the Home of the 3rd Age Vicente Ruiz Llamas on how to correctly recycle and how to make a responsible consumption.
The talk has lasted for an hour and a half and has been addressed to all sectors of the population, especially the elderly, with the aim of involving citizens in the benefits of recycling.
With this initiative, in addition to raising the awareness of older people about the environment and their problems, the necessary information has been provided to the attendees so that they know the problem of waste generation.
Also during the talk was offered information on the correct separation of waste and the benefits of recycling, through which minimizes environmental impact.
In the same way, the attending public knew the process of recycling of the different containers and their impact.
The Councilor for Sustainable Development, Angela Morillas, stressed that "the purpose of this talk is to raise awareness of the importance of recycling properly, as a bad separation of waste is harmful to the environment."
In addition, Morillas insisted on the importance of recycling "every person generates about two kilos of garbage a day, an important amount that if not recycled, that waste can not be reused. Therefore, we are responsible for each one of us Of that work at the domestic level. "
The talk also showed the process of recycling containers, from the collection to the transformation into raw material, also seeing the operation of the selection plants, and how recycled materials are used to make new products.
Finally, it should be mentioned that this activity has had the assistance of more than thirty people and is part of a project to raise public awareness to promote sustainability through the recycling of packaging.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Puerto Lumbreras