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The school that accumulates more kilograms of glass per enrolled student will receive 1,500 € for the social order desired
In 2015 the citizens of Sewer 469,760 kilograms of recycled glass containers, an average of 11.4 kg / inhabitant
The library of the Colegio "Ntra. Sra. De la Asuncion" Sewer, has been the place chosen to present at this morning's campaign Ecovidrio starts and that puts compete all school Early Childhood Education and Primary eleven centers participating in our town.
In the same attended by the Mayor, Joaquín Buendía, Manager Zone Ecovidrio, Roberto Fuentes, Councilman of Education, Juan Manuel Gomez and the Director of the College, Francisco Garcia, attending the same number of members of the Municipal Corporation, as well as directors and representatives of schools participating in this campaign.
Ecovidrio, the nonprofit organization responsible for the recycling of glass in Spain, and the City Sewer launch a school competition to raise awareness among school children about the importance of recycling glass containers.
During the campaign, which began in yesterday and will end on June 3, elementary students will be informed on how it is recycled so that they, in turn pass on this learning to their parents and siblings.
All schools in the municipality participate in a school competition to promote glass recycling.
For the initiative, Ecovidrio installed in each school one vinylated with the image of the campaign and the name of the Centre container.
The Center more kilograms of glass per enrolled student has accumulated through the green container, will be who wins the competition.
The winner will receive a check of 1,500 € to the social order that the school wishes, given that they can count on the support of neighborhood residents, as well as those catering establishments who want it and those who already are taking care individual students and the Centers themselves to be even more competitive.
They can follow the competition online way through the web of SuperRecicladores where the ranking of schools with the number of kilograms accumulating be published.
There you can also get other prizes, depending on the support they have from those who come and support a "like" Center wishing to support.
For the Mayor of Sewell, Joaquín Buendía, "this campaign joins already had and participate with Ecovidrio, with the campaign" Envidriosos "which took in late November in Alcantarilla, along with two other municipalities in the region of Murcia and also binds other campaigns we have been taking place in the municipality, with the intention of raising awareness of the importance of recycling in our population. We must ensure that our population evolves and the best way to reach our campaigns is to through the youngest students of our schools and the move to adults and achieve modernity in our habits. These are important steps, so I appreciate the attractive campaign that brings us to Sewer Ecovidrio and I thank the address of "our Lady of the Assumption" which allows us to present in their facilities and hope that the now almost five tons recovered glass right now multiply and we bring our collaboration in a good habit to become the recycle more College of glass base plates. "
According to Roberto Fuentes, manager of Zone Ecovidrio, "teach the little ones to recycle is a key to transmit the message to their families and form responsible citizens work. Therefore, from Ecovidrio, we promote initiatives like this, so smaller know how to recycle and benefits of recycling glass containers in a fun and easy way. "
The company has delivered a prospectus to the Centers students to explain what the campaign and inform them about recycling glass.
Also during the two-month campaign several officials of the entity will be marking with distinctive containers that go head to energize action.
In addition, it will continue to parallel communication actions of the campaign in the city, putting up posters in schools, libraries, playgrounds, shops, city hall, etc.
Data recycled glass in Alcantarilla
According to the latest available data from 2015, citizens Sewer recycled a total of 469,760 kilograms of glass containers.
This means that each citizen recycled an average of about 11.4 kg of glass per year.
As for the rate of containerization, the town has a total of 148 containers installed, so there is a container for every 277 citizens.
Thanks to the glass deposited in containers citizens Sewer managed to avoid the emission of more than 300 tons of CO2 into the atmosphere, the extraction of more than 550 tons of raw materials of nature and saving more than 1,200 MWh of energy .
Source: Ayuntamiento de Alcantarilla
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