Jumilla City Council, through the Department of Environment, joined the Regional Strategy for the Reduction of Single-Use Bag This from this area are available to the population the 'Tribolsas' and' Le sac .
Those interested can make their applications: www.proyectobolsa.es
On this campaign, the Mayor and Councillor for the Environment Francisco Abellán stressed that "it is a way to collaborate with the overall strategy of going to a less aggressive with the Medo Ambiente and more positive policies for the protection and defense of nature, I think it is the responsibility of all comply and cooperate. "
The collection and delivery will take place on Wednesdays and Fridays from 9:00 to 14:00 at the Department of Environment of the City of Jumilla and must provide proof of the request received by e-mail.
Spanish Each receives an average of 238 plastic bags per year, equivalent to 10 kg of CO2 emissions, of which only 10% is recycled.
To assist in the reduction, reuse and recycling of these bags, the Department of Environment addition to this campaign.
In relation to consumption of plastic bags, the National Integrated Plan for Municipal Waste aims to achieve several objectives, first reduced to 50% by weight, consumption of commercial distribution bags, single use from 2010 and the reduced use of bags made from commercial distribution of non-biodegradable materials.
To achieve this end the Autonomous Region, through, the Directorate General of Planning, Evaluation and Environmental Control, available to all citizens what they called 'Le Sac' and 'Tribolsas'.
LE SAC is a project to replace the consumption of plastic bags for single use reusable cotton bags.
They are made in Mauritania and serve multiple uses.
The benefits obtained from its distribution center will go to NGOs Amami nutrition.
Legal No. 02599 / MIPT, which feeds 70 children in Nouakchott (Mauritania).
For its part Tribolsa are three polypropylene plastic bags of 20 liters capacity, marked with the traditional colors of recycling (green, blue and yellow).
They are designed to facilitate the selective separation of waste at home source (glass, paper and cardboard and lightweight packaging.)
More information on these and other strategies www.proyectobolsa.es
Source: Ayuntamiento de Jumilla