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As the field of catering and hotel consumes 48% of the glass containers that are generated
The inhabitants of Alhama de Murcia recycled an average of 17.5 kg per glass for 2013, higher than the national average 14.5 kg / HAB
The city of Alhama de Murcia and Ecovidrio, the non profit organization responsible for managing the recycling of packaging waste glass in Spain, are launching a campaign to promote the collection and recycling of packaging waste glass catering establishments in the municipality.
The initiative kicks off this Thursday with a first phase in which several officials Ecovidrio visit all hoteliers and restoration of the municipality to detect, by surveying the needs of this group and inform the local campaign.
Thus, the local participants who request it will receive a bucket of ale-hop system for glass recycling.
These cubes provide transportation and emptying of waste container glass in the nearest container catering establishments.
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 glass recycling in Murcia
According to the latest available data from 2013, the citizens of Alhama de Murcia recycled a total of 370,890 kilos of glass containers.
Each inhabitant recycled an average of 17.5 kg per glass.
This exceeds the national rate, which stands at 14.5 kg / capita.
The initiative will contribute to the increased rate of containerization in the municipality.
In this sense, Alhama de Murcia has currently 127 containers installed on their streets, equivalent to an average of 167 inhabitants per container.
Benefits for the environment
Ecovidrio ensures that 100% of the glass containers were recovered is recycled to manufacture new glass containers obtaining numerous benefits to 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 landfills and reduce air pollution.
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 ceramic or other types of 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: Agencias
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