The City Council appreciates the neighborhood participation in the improvement of recycling statistics in the municipality with the campaign "One Victory of All"

Councilors of Services Públicos, María Dolores Ruiz and the Councilor for the Environment, Antonio Martínez presented today the "Victoria de Todos" campaign in the municipal eco-park of San Javier, coinciding with the Day World of Recycling "to highlight the commitment of the neighbors with recycling. "

Coinciding with a visit to the eco-park of a group of CEIP students "Severo Ochoa "of San Javier, the mayor of Servicios Públicos presented the campaign consisting of a set of posters with colorful trophies, medals and cups drawn with recyclable waste, and data statistics that place the municipality at the forefront of the regional recycling.

Maria Dolores Martinez reported that the collection of plastic grew in 2016 14% with a total of 304,000 kilos collected. The paper and cardboard destined for recycling in the municipality amounted to 415,000 kilos, 13% more than the previous year, and 2.5 points above the regional average. The glass exceeds 900,000 kilos with a increase in summer of 7% that motivated an award granted by Ecovidrio.

The collection of used clothing, footwear and toys, increased by 31% in 2016. The increasing recycling figures in the municipality have course a refund of 80.0concrete He also highlighted the contribution to good recycling figures in the municipality of the Green Line service, which allows citizens to communicate any incident from their phone getting an almost immediate response. As reported by councilor 88% of the 5,339 incidents reported have already been resolved, which contributes to the improvement of the service to the neighbors.