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He became one of the first municipalities to approve the ordinance establishing standards for waste management and urban sanitation policy following commitment to the environment and sustainable development.
In the last year the quality indices of recyclable waste in Puerto Lumbreras have gone from 65% to 95%, favoring comprehensive recycling process.
It increased by 10% selective waste 300.000kg over deposited waste collection containers.
The Municipality of Puerto Lumbreras has approved the Municipal your first ordinance regulating street cleaning and waste management to promote sustainable development, as well as cleaning and maintenance of public roads.
This morning, Mayor, Pedro Antonio Sanchez, along with the council for Sustainable Development, Salvadora Martinez, and Utilities, Eliseo Sanchez, has presented more than 50 measures that incorporates the new ordinance establishing standards to improve performance and cleaning and waste management in eel municipality.
Thus, Puerto Lumbreras has become one of the first municipalities to approve this Municipal Ordinance which aims to "promote sustainable development and improve the cleanliness of the streets and the awareness of citizens in the management of household waste" .
The Mayor, Pedro Antonio Sanchez, explained that "the new ordinance establishes standards to be met by citizens and the City Council to contribute to Puerto Lumbreras is a municipality cleaner and committed to the environment."
So, presents a series of obligations as reducing the volume of waste compacting to maximize the capacity of bags and containers, and separate the waste and deposit in appropriate containers meet established schedules from 21.00h.
Sanchez explained that "with this new ordinance intend to sensitize the population to increase domestic waste separation in the last year increased by more than 10%".
So 300.000kg were over deposited waste and recycling containers, and the quality indexes of recyclable waste increased from 65% to 95%, favoring comprehensive recycling process.
These data indicate that residues of each type that are collected for recycling are quality, and only include improper waste.
Moreover, the ordinance establishes a series of prohibitions and dump waste in public, manipulate or dump containers or bins, repair or oil change vehicles on public roads, throw lit cigarettes in bins, or hazardous waste containers enter normal .
In addition, the ordinance also regulates the collection of glass, cardboard and paper and other special wastes such as vegetable oils, clothes, shoes, or batteries.
As for the special collection service, the ordinance regulates the collection of commercial waste, industrial, and other bulky waste such as furniture, appliances, and pruning or gardening of citizens can not exceed an amount of 50 kg a day.
Where shall deposit the Ecopark overcome through the municipal collection service or authorized agents.
Puerto Lumbreras currently has more than 600 dumpsters with 2,400 liters capacity for the collection of waste collection points distributed in 300.
It also has an Ecopark Fixed, installed in the Industrial, and Mobile Ecopark, where citizens can deposit waste such as oils, appliances, electrical waste, toys, clothing, wood, metal, electrical cables, bulky waste, toner printing, paints, batteries, among others.
Also, the ordinance has been modified ecoparks schedules and citizens may deposit waste that do not fit in traditional containers in Fixed Ecoparque Saturday, in the morning, from 9:30 to 13:30 hours and , in the afternoon, from 17:00 to 19:00 hours.
On the other hand, it may dispose of these wastes in the mobile Ecopark located on Fridays from 8:00 to 13:00 with the weekly market of Puerto Lumbreras, and Sundays from 9:00 to 14:00 pm at the weekly market in the Season-Esparragal.
Similarly, the Ordinance provides sanctions and penalties that are articulated through Law 22/2011 of July 28, of waste and contaminated soil, and are classified as minor, serious and very serious.
Offense is considered serious when leaving or uncontrolled spilling of a spill of any type of waste and he had made serious health hazard to people or a serious deterioration to the environment.
On the other hand, is considered a serious offense abandonment or uncontrolled dumping of waste in public places, and minor infraction like failing several times behaviors to deposit garbage and dump waste on public roads.
The persons responsible for monitoring compliance with these standards will be the agents of the local police.
Finally, Sanchez explained that "the new ordinance also constitutes an information tool for citizens to separate waste tips and collection schedules and services."
Also includes conducting awareness campaigns and educational on separate collection targets all sectors of the population and school, women, businessmen and older.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Puerto Lumbreras
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