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The City of Torre-Pacheco and Ecovidrio, the non profit organization responsible for managing the recycling of packaging waste glass in Spain, in collaboration with the Association of Entrepreneurs of Hospitality Torre-Pacheco (HOSTPA) driving campaign to encourage the collection and recycling of packaging waste glass in catering establishments in the municipality.
The campaign will run in two phases.
First, surveys were conducted at 60 institutions to report the campaign and identify the needs of hoteliers.
Subsequently, we will implement actions to contribute to the improvement of the collection in this channel, and the distribution of special cubes that have 90 liters.
These cubes provide transportation and emptying of waste container glass in hotel operations.
Recycling in the sector of hotels and restaurants
48% of waste glass containers consumed in the sector of hotels and restaurants.
For this reason, it is essential to increase kilos of glass containers recovered in this channel.
Facts recycled glass in Torre-Pacheco
The initiative will continue to raise the pounds of packaging waste glass containers deposited in Torre Pacheco.
According to the latest data from 2013, the city residents recycled a total of 311,970 kg of glass, which means that each neighbor recycled an average of 9.3 kg of glass.
As for the Autonomous Region in 2013 citizens 21.974.162kilogramos total recycled glass containers, meaning that each neighbor recycled an average of 14.9 kg of this material.
Regarding the rate of containerization, the Region of Murcia is an average of 226 inhabitants per container, and at present a total of 6,507 igloos.
Benefits for the environment
Ecovidrio ensures that 100% of the glass containers were recovered is recycled to manufacture new glass containers and achieve multiple benefits for the environment and society.
With as simple as separating bottles, bottles, jars and vials used for depositing in the containers after gesture, energy consumption is reduced, saving raw materials and landfill and pollution are reduced.
Glass containers located in the streets only serve to collect glass containers: bottles, bottles, jars and bottles consumed in homes and in the hospitality industry, catering and catering.
Other materials such as ceramics and other glass (plates, glasses, window glass, etc.), that have a different composition to glass containers, must be deposited at the recycling centers of towns and cities .
Source: Ayuntamiento de Torre Pacheco
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