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Next Monday starts the new collection service glass door to door to bars and restaurants (04/12/2015)

A new service launched between the Department of Public Works and Ecovidrio, will improve the collection of glass 120 catering establishments in the town.

From next Monday, these bars and restaurants have completely new service in Region of Murcia through which collected door-to-door glass containers generated in these establishments.

The councilman of Promotion, Roque Ortiz, visited restaurants in the Plaza de las Flores to check the operation of the initiative.

This service also have an impact on improving the local rest and street cleaning, as it will prevent noise emptying glass containers and dirt in the streets caused by the drip bottles, improve recycling and prevent containers glass filled with glass of catering establishments.

To this have been distributed in the various local containers of different sizes, depending on your space and needs to facilitate storage and transport and emptying waste glass containers personnel will happen for them.

The collection of glass will be established as of the establishments since according to the glass that create a certain time will be set.

Murcia hoteliers in the area of ​​the Cathedral, Plaza Mayor, Plaza de las Flores Plaza de Santo Domingo, Plaza Santa Ana, Plaza Universidad, the Risen Christ Square, Plaza Santa Eulalia, Plaza Cristo del Rescate, Plaza San Juan, Plaza Europa and Calle Bartolome Perez Casas, already have the service 'door to door' for the selective collection of glass generated in each of the establishments.

This collection system is activated by its location areas difficult access and install prevent adjoining containers in order to facilitate the work of recycling.

The councilman of Promotion, Roque Ortiz, explained that "this pioneering initiative in the region, and facilitate the collection of this waste will improve the figures of recycling the municipality. Also discomfort are avoided by noise to the residents of these areas."

48% of waste glass containers consumed in the sector of hotels and restaurants.

According to the latest available data (2014), citizens of Murcia recycled a total of 6,584,150 kilograms of glass containers, which means that each neighbor recycled an average of 15 kilograms of this material, slightly above the national average which is 14.8 kilograms per capita.

Ecovidrio ensures that 100% of glass recovered in containers is recycled to manufacture new glass containers and achieve multiple benefits for the environment and society.

100% glass Campaign

This new service launched by the Department of Public Works will be complemented by an information campaign aimed at catering establishments under the slogan "100% glass'.

During the next two months, two people will visit the premises have not yet joined the initiative to encourage them to participate in this beneficial project.

It was also going to launch a website where the bars and restaurants will participate in a contest in which local recycle more will win a campaign.

The winner will be chosen according to various parameters such as recycling bins that have completed or dissemination of the campaign in social networks and website.

In addition, to give more visibility to this initiative, the participating establishments will have a sticker on the front door of the premises.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia

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