The Department of Environment stated that it has collected a total of 3,868 tons of municipal solid waste in the first quarter of 2012, while the selective is similar to previous years in the same period of time.
In this regard, were collected, between January and April this year, a total of 104.9 tons of cardboard and paper, 68.5 and 224 containers of glass in the 105 collection points distributed by the municipality.
Furthermore, it is reported that during 2011 were collected 11,219 tons of municipal solid waste, cardboard and paper 370.9, 225.3 and 626.8 of glass containers.
The amounts are total collection held by the container system installed at specific locations, or through other forms, such as door to door collecting practiced by the City of Totana in shops and catering establishments in the evenings or direct delivery business users in general or in the eco-park.
The Department notes that enabled numerous collection points in different parts of the urban and rural areas in order to proceed due to the waste collection selectively in order to facilitate the subsequent recycling process.
The collection is the separation of waste by deposit in different containers for recycling.
The collection is made using containers that are installed in public, and are colored yellow for the light tank containers preferably rinsed and crushed to take up less volume, blue for paper / cardboard and green to deposit glass containers clean and without caps.
It is further recommended that in the case of collection points, scraps of paper, cardboard and glass can be disposed inside the containers, and must deposit bottles and other glass containers within the container preferably without liquids.
Practice to users MSW
The City reminds citizens and users in general a number of good practices to solve problems of dirt and safety, which can cause the deposit of municipal solid waste, and increase at this time of year because of high temperatures.
In this regard, it is recalled that the bags must be deposited within the containers, sealed and with as little liquid as possible, and we see that trash is properly disposed of within the time established in the ordinance (a after 21 hours).
In addition, you must enter the bags inside the container and leave them around or throw them from the vehicles.
Also, citizens are reminded that they should not throw the trimmings in or near the containers, as there is a free collection service that users should contact for the collection of such remains.
Pruning collection takes place on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 14:30 to 18:30 hours, respectively.
So is the removal of household services, which are also free of charge collected by appointment by phoning 968/425 308.
This service hours vary due to the extension of it, so he shall be collected at dawn from 5 to 7 hours of the morning, so please neighbors who belongings they take out as late as possible night to remain on the doors of homes as little as possible once it has obtained the appointment with the company by phone.
Service "door" of cards in shops
On the other hand, it reminds Totana shops that have the Cardboard Collection Service "Door to door" so that businesses must deposit them at the door of the little shops before you start collecting them , ie at 18:00 hours, in order not to stay all day in the street, as the service starts at 18:30.
It may penalize those businesses that do not meet the requirements of the ordinance.
