The mobile ecopark, an intitiative by the Vega Baja Sustainable Consortium, is returning to the area this month. The project was presented by the consortium president Teresa Belmonte as well as one of its members, Juan José Fuentes, who revealed that the educational mobile recycling facility will tour the 27 municipalities of the Vega Baja region throughout the month of September and the rest of the year.
Juan José Fuentes said “it is a service that allows the citizens of Vega Baja to improve the responsible attitude they have when carrying out recycling, an important environmental challenge, and a fundamental basis of our future development.”
Already around the Vega Baja, households deposit general waste in the gray container, the yellow one for light packaging, the blue bin for paper and cardboard and the green bin, which is for glass collection. As Teresa Belmonte explained, “The rest of domestic waste, some highly polluting and that worsens the quality of the environment, may be thrown into the mobile eco-park since then its subsequent treatment will be carried out in an appropriate manner.”
The state of the art mobile eco-park is equipped with containers, cages and bins of different types and sizes for special waste such as fluorescent lamps, batteries, tires, paint, cleaning products, containers contaminated by chemicals, ink cartridges, X-rays, household appliances, mineral oils, plastics, metals, textiles, used vegetable oils, bulky waste, appliances or home furnishings, wood, green waste, debris and construction debris from minor works.
Belmonte has also revealed that work is being done so that through the use of the mobile eco-park users can obtain discount by using a mobile application.
An important step this year is that in addition to this mobile eco-park, a second mobile eco-park has been acquired that will be used for environmental education in schools. Belmonte explained “We know that for there to be changes in behaviour, education at an early age is important, environmental awareness is already an immediate need, climate change is a reality. I hope that this project that was going to start last year can be carried out, but due to the health crisis it had to be paralyzed. Now they are working on the new calendar, so that children can take their household waste to this service and learn proper recycling.”
During the school visits, the mobile eco park will create awareness about the environmental impact of improper management of residual waste and the need to recycle correctly. Children will be taught how to distinguish the different sections of waste that have to be separated such as organic matter and hazardous waste, and the way in which it should be brought to recycling centres. It is hoped that the project will make people understand that citizens are vital to the success of such services and that their contribution is paramount in achieving proper waste management.
The mobile ecopark during September will visit the following towns:
Wednesday 9, Callosa de Segura
Thursday 10, Albatera
Friday 11, Dolores
Saturday 12, San Isidro
Monday 14, Cox
Tuesday 15, Orihuela
Wednesday 16, Algorfa
Thursday 17, Bigastro
Friday 18, Redován
Saturday 19, Almoradí
The opening hours to the public are from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.