The Aragonese are located above the Spanish average selective recycling.
Zaragoza, March 24 .- The Aragonese are placed above the Spanish average for recycling glass, cardboard, paper and light packaging, a trend increasingly widespread in the three provinces that will remain or even increase in coming years.
So today has affirmed the director general of the Environment and Climate Change of the Government of Aragon, Marina Sevilla, in response to the media today, tera gold, in the presentation of the Annual Report of the Centre of Environment Aragon (OMA), which collects the activities of this body during 2009.
Despite the depopulation and extent of territory, the level of recycling that is in Aragon is higher than the Spanish average, due to increasing public awareness of the environment, he explained.
The Aragonese recycles an average of 12.9 kilos per, tera gold, capita, which is 16 percent more than the Spanish average, while in cardboard are recycled 25 kilos per capita, compared to 22.4 kilos in the whole country.
On glass, recycled 16.9 kilos per capita, one point higher than in the whole country and light packaging 11.6 kilos per capita, compared with 10.2 kilos of the Spanish average, has, aika gold, been emphasized.
These data correspond to the years 2008 and 2009, but the trend is that the level of recycling in Aragon in the years to maintain or even increase, highlighted Sevilla, who added that glass can decrease due to declining consumption by the economic crisis.
For their part, companies have also increased the rate of recovery of the resources they generate, ie, its reuse in another production process, up to 50 and 60 percent, a data "very good", has called Sevilla.
The minimization of waste from businesses is one of the objectives of the Centre for the Environment for this year, a performance that take place through agreements with companies from different sectors.
The OMA employers and employees aware of the importance of respecting the environment and the need to incorporate, in their ways of working, techniques cleaner, resulting in a reduction of waste.
The activities organized by the WCO along this year, are contained on the website www.omaaragon.es, like the latest publications, information on grants or legislation of environmental politics.
This website also reports on "Earth Hour", an initiative that is turning off the lights of the buildings between 2030 hours and 2130 hours this Saturday to combat climate change.
The Department of Environment, as well as trade unions and some business organizations, will join this initiative by turning off all lights in the buildings of the counseling, has been emphasized.
The Environment Centre of Aragon, comprising representatives of trade unions UGT and CCOO and business organizations and Cepyme CREA, besides the Government of Aragon, attended in 2009 a total of 4070 consultations, conducted by firms on environmental matters as which accounts for 11 percent more than the previous year.
In its work of advising companies, the OMA organized 36 seminars, workshops and sectoral meetings, and editfour new publications aimed at eco-design and clean production.
Sevilla has commented that the increased activity of the OMA demonstrates a "greater awareness" by firms and workers, who increasingly care more about the environment and integrate sustainable measures in its production process has concluded.
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