The Department of Environment, Agriculture and Water Towers Cotillas and joined the "Appliance Renewal Plan 2011" launched by the regional government through the Instituto de Fomento (INFO) and Energy Management Agency Region of Murcia (ARGEM).
The aid plan intended to buy energy efficient appliances (categories A, A +, A + +), requiring that the new appliance replaces an old lower energy efficiency.
Thus, the three shops in town selling appliances that have acceded to this plan and can collect old appliances replaced in the EcoPark Municipal Industrial Park located in the "San Jorge", where they will receive their delivery notes corresponding to justify the grant.
"We are taking steps to strengthen our political commitment to the environment and this plan will allow," said the mayor of the area, Inmaculada Fernández.
Also ecological containers
Another recent measure was the installation of containers for fluorescent tubes and batteries at local establishments (a total of 7) who are selling this type of material.
Thanks to an agreement between the Department of Environment, Agriculture and Water Torrena and the foundation "Eco-WEEE", "becomes more accessible repository of fluorescent tubes and batteries, our neighbors, encouraging the collection and recycling," he said the mayor responsible for the area, Inmaculada Fernández.
This measure also adds to the installation of two containers in the Eco-Park City, located in the Industrial "San Jorge" for the deposit of the same, and all types of electronic devices.
An installation result of an agreement signed between the municipality and the association Torreño "Reset" for managing electronic equipment received in municipal facilities.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Las Torres de Cotillas