The Ronda City Council distributes 2,000-litre brown containers for the separate collection of organic waste. Users must collect the key at Soliarsa and will receive a bucket and bags for home separation.
The municipal company Soliarsa is installing brown containers of 2,000 litres in the container islands of Ronda for the separate collection of organic waste, as announced by the councillor for Street Cleaning, Mari Carmen Martínez. This measure is accompanied by the campaign 'Transform your waste into life'.
The containers will be opened with a key. Those who wish to use them will need to go to the Soliarsa facilities in the morning, where they will be given the key and explained what waste can be deposited and what cannot.
"In addition, we will provide them with a bucket for these waste items that can be used at home, as well as suitable bags. In other words, users will receive everything they need to start separating and depositing organic waste in the brown containers," added the municipal delegate for Street Cleaning.
In the brown containers, skins and scraps of fruits and vegetables, bones and meat scraps, eggshells and nut shells, coffee grounds and tea bags, fish and seafood bones and scraps can be deposited. Also, dirty kitchen paper, tissues and paper napkins, cork stoppers, sawdust, and home gardening and pruning waste.
On the other hand, diapers, sanitary pads, wet wipes, cigarette butts, ash, dust, lint or hair, animal excrement, and cat litter cannot be deposited. Non-biodegradable bags are also prohibited, hence the importance of using the correct ones, such as those that will be provided when collecting the keys.
Martínez explained that alongside the brown containers, a pilot test will be installed with two containers that will operate via electronic card and will incorporate a system to measure the weight of the deposited waste. One will be located in U19, on Príncipe de Asturias avenue; and the other in the Arenal and La Planilla area.
"In this experience, 100 people will be able to participate. Each participant will have a smart card that will allow them to identify themselves and open the container. The system will record the weight of the organic waste deposited by each user. This test will allow us to understand participation and the amounts collected, evaluate the system's operation, and detect possible improvements. With this data, we can analyse the results and make decisions about the future development of the service," Martínez stated.
The councillor insisted that the aim of these improvements is "to facilitate participation and move towards a more efficient waste collection and a cleaner, more sustainable city." "I want to encourage the population to participate in the separate collection of organic waste. Every small gesture counts," she concluded.
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