The Director General of Planning, Evaluation and Environmental Control from the Ministry of Agriculture and Water Regional Government, Francisco José Espejo, has delivered Wednesday July 21th district of Las Torres de Cotillas the new container "Nurse" for recycling lighting elements and the first of its kind to be installed in the Region of Murcia.
The event, which has involved the Councillor for the Environment, Agriculture and Water in the town Torrena, Inmaculada Fernández, was held at the Municipal Ecoparque where the new containers offer a service from now on.
A container much cleaner and environmentally friendly than their forefathers and is capable of storing 550 simultaneously and 40 fluorescent bulbs.
Made of highly durable polypropylene and external resistance and has a clear and simple iconography that tells the city what type of fluorescent tubes and bulbs are necessary recycling mandatory.
It also has in its interior with two types of reusable and recyclable cardboard containers, which will be used to transport the lamps to the recycling plant for treatment.
700 nationwide
The container "Mothership" is being implemented by the Foundation ECORAEE's "and the delivery took place today in Las Torres de Cotillas is only one of the 50 units are expected to be distributed throughout Spain in Murcia.
A number will expand to 700 across the country for the proper use of such waste in recycling points municipalities.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Las Torres de Cotillas