It has also launched a training plan on recycling and waste separation and has distributed educational materials with useful information to learn how to recycle properly.
The Municipality of Puerto Lumbreras and Ecoembalajes Spain (Ecoembes) have launched a communication and awareness campaign "Do not break everyone's efforts, recycle" to encourage recycling among citizens of the municipality.
Specifically, the Councillor for Sustainable Development, Salvadora Martinez, explained that "this campaign aims to raise awareness of the importance lumbrerenses separation of packaging at home as a gesture necessary to contribute to the conservation of the environment and saving raw materials. "
Thus, it has launched a training program on recycling and waste separation aimed at students of the four schools, and other groups and associations Township housewives or senior citizens, to learn the importance recycling and how to separate waste properly.
In addition, educational materials will be distributed with useful information to learn how to recycle properly.
Thus, recycling distribute a handbook that explains what materials should be placed in each container.
In this regard, it has created a program of visits to fixed Ecopark township for citizens who wish to see first hand the facilities dedicated to municipal waste collection that have no place in the specific containers installed on the road public.
Note that this campaign also has a party for the general population through newspaper ads, radio and television.
Finally, the Councillor for Sustainable Development, Salvadora Martinez, has encouraged all lumbrerenses to "collaborate in the recycling through waste segregation, as the city is the main driver of the collection and without their participation the system for packaging waste and can not be recovered. "
About Ecoembes
Ecoembalajes Spain, SA (Ecoembes) is a nonprofit organization that manages the recovery and recycling of plastic bottles, cans and cartons (yellow container) and cartons and paper (blue container) in Spain.
Its management model is built on innovation, sustainability and the pursuit of economic and environmental efficiency.
This has enabled it to increase year after year container recycling results in Spain and become one of the top European countries in this field.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Puerto Lumbreras