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The spokesman for Citizens Cartagena, Manuel Padin, "the pace that certain electronic devices no longer useful to us increases, the accumulation of these devices in homes increases, and the potential risk they end up in the garbage and finally constitute a permanent aggression to the environment is very likely, municipalities can do much to break this vicious circle through information campaigns and providing citizens the deposit of these elements "
Cartagena citizens at the next plenary asked that the City make at least an annual awareness campaign and awareness of recycling of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE).
The aim of this campaign will inform the public of the need for electronic recycling and the services and resources that the municipality provides about it.
Today, Cartagena has two fixed ecoparks located in Macher and La Vaguada, and mobile one that travels through the different cartageneras councils.
These places are the "Green Points" where you must deposit this waste.
Nevertheless, the formation orange considers that these locations are not known enough for an important part of citizenship, as well as the itinerary and schedule collection mobile ecopark.
In the motion recorded by Citizens you will also be asked that the Consistory promotes active and committed involvement of various associations and groups in the municipality in the electronic recycling, urging them to hold their own plans WEEE recycling and to increase their involvement in this topic .
Cartagena citizens will also propose to take into consideration the possibility to enable a new "Clean Point" in the town of Cartagena, with the aim of providing citizens with the delivery of their WEEE.
Orange spokesman training in Cartagena, Manuel Padin, recalled that "according to the European Commission, a European citizen generates on average 14 kilos of" technological trash 'year. "
Moreover, the foundation for recycling ECOLEC, said "the Spanish families consume 567 million annual kilos of new appliances of all kinds and should be recycled is estimated that about 369 million kilos each year."
Manuel Padin, "we have before us a management challenge and an environmental challenge that can only increase with time, and we must be prepared to face it with guarantees."
According Padin, "the pace that certain electronic devices no longer useful to us increases, the accumulation of these devices in homes too, and the potential risk they end up in the garbage and finally constitute a permanent environmental aggression is very probable".
Citizens spokesman believes "that municipalities can do much to reverse this vicious circle through information campaigns and facilitating the deposition of these elements."
The City of Cartagena regularly conducts awareness campaigns recycling.
Without going any further, in last February he conducted the campaign "Separate well, is to recycle better," in July launched the summer campaign to increase recycling in coastal areas and in the month of June joined the regional campaign "Pégate recycling" organized by Ecoembes.
However, these campaigns are limited to the recycling of plastic containers, cans and cartons, as well as glass and paper, leaving aside the electrical and electronic waste.
Therefore, Citizens believes that the City must disclose electronic recycling services at the disposal of our town.
Other consistories nearby, including San Javier, already conduct awareness campaigns about recycling of WEEE with very good results such as "Ambassadors / as RAEES", a campaign for teachers and students of Primary Education.
Source: Ciudadanos Cartagena
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