Caterers provide the "Ale-hop" system for easy transport to the glass container
The City of Caravaca de la Cruz and Ecovidrio, nonprofit association that manages the recycling of glass containers, collaborate on a campaign to facilitate the collection and recycling of packaging waste glass in Catering.
It has carried out the first phase of the campaign with surveys the innkeepers of the town.
This field work aims to inform the campaign and identify potential needs.
Thus, the local campaigners who have previously requested, will have a bucket on wheels, with "Ale-hop" system to facilitate transport and dump waste in glass containers specifically adapted to this sector.
Also, as reported by the Councillor for the Environment, Antonia María Álvarez Jorquera, "14 containers have been installed in areas close to the bars located in the districts and 3 more containers shaped football in the town of Caravaca , near schools and sports centers. "
Meanwhile, the manager of Ecovidrio in the Levant, Roberto Fuentes, has stressed that the hospitality sector is "fundamental to increase the pounds of glass containers deposited in containers, since in Spain consume 48% of total glass packaging. "
For this reason, it is important to tell the innkeepers of the importance of proper separation of glass containers in origin. "
This campaign will also serve to keep raising and improving kilograms of packaging waste glass containers deposited in Caravaca de la Cruz.
During this year, according to statistics collected through the month of November, in the town have been recycled a total of 424,610 kg of glass.
After expanding the number of containers in the town and in the villages, Caravaca has a total of 143 igloos for residios glass containers.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Caravaca de la Cruz