Lorquí City Council in the municipality has installed three new collection points for residents to deposit their used cooking oil, located in the streets The Mulberry, Francisco Medina and Ramon y Cajal.
Thus, these new points are added, making a total of eight-to those in the following places: in public schools "Jesus Garcia" and "Dolores Escámez" (only for students of those schools), calle Infanta Leonor ( behind City Hall), the office water "Acciona", in the hamlet of Los Palacios.
Set in the "campaign to collect used cooking oil" from the Department of Agriculture, Industry and Sustainable Development Local and Regional Government, environmental proposal aims to recycle used cooking oil as the spilled product to sink it produce odors and domestic pipes jams, difficult to clean water and a breeding ground for microorganisms harmful to health.
Environmental Awareness
Furthermore, this recycling encourages the growth of renewable energy because it contributes to the production of biodiesel, and significantly reduces the recycle time in the sewer.
"Our goal is to raise awareness of environmental risk is throwing the used oil down the drain," said Juan Perea, local Councillor for Agriculture, Industry and Sustainable Development.
"The collection of domestic oil not only prevents it from being discharged into the sewer but also is a boost to renewable energy," said Perea.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorquí