The City of Totana made today, at the hands of Mayor Juan José Cánovas, the draw with which officially concludes the contest of the citizen campaign of environmental awareness on waste recycling "Think with the lungs", which has been developed between 18 November and December 3 in this municipality.
The prize has consisted of a one-night stay for two people in a spa in the Region of Murcia, on a full board basis;
and in the contest more than 400 people participated, somewhat less than last year due to the inclement weather recorded during many days of the campaign.
The first mayor has taken out the ballot box, in the presence of the notary public and secretary of the Municipal Corporation, Manuel Merlos, the winner's ballot and two reservations.
During the next few days, the campaign technicians will contact the person of the selected ballot and whose name cannot be made public by preserving the data protection regulations.
The Mobile Green Point (set formed by the PIM mobile information point and 4 containers for the selective collection of light packaging and cardboard paper) have traveled through different areas of the urban area.
In this case, the PIM has visited the sites of the Juan de la Cierva square, in front of Glorieta;
Cañada Zamora, intersection with Rosa and San Ramón streets;
Rambla de La Santa, in front of the Municipal Park;
Tender Garden Galván;
San Francisco de Asís street, next Fairground;
and Constitution Square, ending tomorrow Tuesday.
As in previous editions, the general objective of this initiative was to promote information actions in the social media and environmental awareness aimed at involving the population in the recycling culture.
This was intended to raise awareness among the general public about the importance of separation at source of light and paper-cardboard containers for later deposit in the corresponding container for treatment and recycling, with the ultimate goal of quantitatively and qualitatively improving the results obtained.
The performance of the actions of this campaign is part of the framework collaboration agreement between the Autonomous Community of the Region of Murcia, through the current Ministry of Employment, Universities, Business and Environment and Ecoembalajes España, SA (Ecoembes).
The specific objectives were to show in a tangible way the benefits of recycling waste that is deposited in the yellow container (cans, plastic containers and briks) both in the protection of air quality and in the care of the environment.
In addition, we wanted to achieve an increase in the recycling rate of waste, especially of light packaging and paper-cardboard;
and encourage the separation of waste at source, from the homes themselves.
Similarly, it advocated reducing the percentage of "improper" from blue and yellow containers;
transmitting to the citizens the importance that their paper has in the recycling of light containers and paper-cardboard with the consequent care of the environment.
A prize will also be awarded to citizens in reward of the effort that their homes make by separating their waste and then taking it to a green point and depositing them in the corresponding container.
The dynamics of the Contest was similar to that of last year, so that participants could take their plastic packaging waste, cans and briks or paper-cardboard waste to the Mobile Green Point during the days of the contest, depositing their waste in the corresponding blue or yellow container.
Thus, the environmental educator has informed and reviewed during these days the correct use of the containers, while explaining the importance of selective collection for the conservation of the environment and clarifying possible doubts of citizens regarding recycling.
For each waste deposit of plastic containers, cans and briks or paper-cardboard in the Mobile Green Point, the environmental educator gave the citizen a participation card, which duly filled in with his full name and telephone number, will be entered in an urn where all the cards of the participants who will qualify for the prize will be collected.
