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Councilman Environment of the City of Lorca, Melchor Morales, has reported the campaign have launched the Consistory Lorca and Ecovidrio to increase glass recycling in the hospitality sector of the city, as well as data on recycling last year.

Melchor Morales explained that "the initiative was developed in two stages, the first of which has been designed to facilitate the discharge of waste glass containers around the main halls of celebrations, with which synergies joined previously. To do this, it has the VACRI system, a mechanism attached to the bell on the street that facilitates the action of pouring buckets specific already distributed in this segment of the hospitality industry. "

Environment Councilman noted that "in the days before the start of this campaign, Ecovidrio technicians have visited those responsible for these establishments and they have provided indoor buckets on wheels and coupling system with standard container separate collection is in the vicinity of the attached local, so that once filled glass is comfortable for its elevation. This division has developed a dozen local. "

Morales explained that "in the second phase, Ecovidrio conduct surveys and interviews hundred adhered to the Innkeepers Association of Lorca to see first hand what their needs and to adapt existing resources, offering the advantages of that VACRI establishments. So, to all those who request it they will be presented the same bucket with wheels to facilitate the work of glass recycling ".

Melchor Morales said that "the sector of hotels and restaurants is one of the pillars on Ecovidrio working to increase the recycling rate, since it 50% of glass containers produced in Spain are consumed ".

Facts recycled glass in Lorca

Alderman of Environment has reported that "according to the latest full year data available, in 2014 the citizens of Lorca recycled a total of 1.13012 million kilograms of glass containers. This means that each inhabitant recycled an average of 12.3 kg per glass. "

Morales stressed that "in the first quarter of this year, the collection figures in the green bells has increased about 10% over the same period of 2014, while public input were then statistically low. So even it is far from the glass recycling registered in 2013, the best figure in the historical series during the years of crisis. As for the rate of containerization, the city has a total of 535 containers installed, so there is a container every 172 Lorca. "

Recall that Ecovidrio is the non-profit entity in charge of managing the recycling of glass packaging waste in Spain, since 1998. The company is responsible for fully managing the recycling chain, by selective collection, transport , treatment of glass containers and trading.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca