I have been wanting to ask you for a while, how do you dispose of waste? All kinds - food scraps and everything considered organic waste, then plastic, paper, and everything else... Oh my goodness, the amount of plastic we throw away, and we even try to buy fruits and vegetables at the market because in supermarkets, you can hardly buy anything unless it is wrapped in endless layers of plastic. Well, I am exaggerating, but yes, my husband and I realise that it is ridiculous to have so much plastic waste, and we are only two people in our family now.
Hace tiempo que quer铆a preguntarte 驴c贸mo depositas los residuos? De todo tipo: restos de comida y todo lo que se considera residuo org谩nico, luego pl谩stico, papel y todo lo dem谩s... 隆Madre m铆a!, la cantidad de pl谩stico que tiramos, e incluso intentamos comprar frutas y verduras en el mercado porque en los supermercados casi no se puede comprar nada que no est茅 envuelto en infinitas capas de pl谩stico. Bueno, exagero, pero s铆, mi marido y yo sabemos que es rid铆culo tener tantos residuos pl谩sticos, y ahora solo somos dos en la familia.
The remains of these fruits that I just ate will end up in the brown container, intended for depositing organic waste.
Los restos de estas frutas que acabo de comer terminar谩n en el contenedor marr贸n, destinado a depositar los residuos org谩nicos.
A few weeks ago, the city where I live launched an information campaign about home and community composting, and as part of the initiative, the organisers (the city council in collaboration with the CREA Consortium) distributed these small brown home trash cans. The service is aimed at all users residing in the municipalities within the CREA Waste Consortium area who are interested in recycling organic matter through community composting. source
I think it is a good idea; we have to dispose of waste properly and do something good for the environment. What I didn't know was that I couldn't throw some things in the brown bin, which I had been doing until now. Yes, we have been sorting plastic, paper, and glass for many years, sorting everything separately at home and throwing it away in the appropriate containers. But the thing is that everything else, which didn't belong in any other category, was mistakenly placed in the brown bin, where only compostable organic matter should go.
The mistake comes from the other municipality where we lived until a few months ago, where even the mixed waste was deposited into the container labelled as organic waste. There, they made no distinction. On top of that, I saw more than once the street cleaning staff throwing plastic bottles into this bin, supposedly dedicated only to organic waste. It seems no one bothered to explain to the citizens the good habits of properly disposing of their trash. Thanks to this information campaign, I learned what I can separate for the compost and the rest (mixed waste) is going to the grey container.
Hace unas semanas, la ciudad donde vivo lanz贸 una campa帽a informativa sobre compostaje dom茅stico y comunitario. Como parte de la iniciativa, los organizadores (el ayuntamiento en colaboraci贸n con el Consorcio CREA) distribuyeron estos peque帽os contenedores marrones. El servicio est谩 dirigido a todos los usuarios residentes en los municipios del 谩rea del Consorcio de residuos Crea que est茅n interesados en reciclar la materia org谩nica a trav茅s del compostaje comunitario. fuente
Me parece una buena idea; tenemos que depositar los residuos correctamente y contribuir al medio ambiente. Lo que no sab铆a es que no pod铆a tirar algunas cosas al contenedor marr贸n, como lo hab铆a hecho hasta ahora. S铆, llevamos muchos a帽os separando pl谩stico, papel y vidrio, separando todo en casa y tir谩ndolo a los contenedores correspondientes. Pero el problema es que todo lo dem谩s, que no pertenec铆a a ninguna otra categor铆a, se deposit贸 por error en el contenedor marr贸n, donde solo debe ir la materia org谩nica compostable.
El error viene del otro municipio donde viv铆amos hasta hace unos meses, donde incluso los residuos mixtos se depositaban en el contenedor marr贸n. All铆 no hac铆an distinci贸n. Adem谩s, vi m谩s de una vez al personal de limpieza de calles tirar botellas de pl谩stico en este contenedor, supuestamente dedicado solo a residuos org谩nicos. Parece que nadie se molest贸 en explicar a los ciudadanos los h谩bitos adecuados para desechar la basura correctamente. Gracias a esta campa帽a informativa aprend铆 qu茅 puedo separar para el compost y el resto (residuos mezclados) va al contenedor gris.
This is the amount of paper and cardboard waste we accumulate in a week, more or less. I like to store it in paper bags, reusing the ones we get from stores or, in this case, from the bakery. The amount of plastic waste we accumulate is, unfortunately, much higher. We have the paper and plastic waste in the storage room, by the kitchen, so we have it close. The brown bin for the organic waste and the grey one for the mixed waste are both in the kitchen. This means that now I have four different bins/bags/spots for waste. Oh, plus the glass. 馃槀
Esta es la cantidad de papel y cart贸n que acumulamos en una semana, m谩s o menos. Me gusta guardarlos en bolsas de papel, reutilizando las que nos dejan en las tiendas o, en este caso, en la panader铆a. La cantidad de pl谩stico que acumulamos es desafortunadamente mucho mayor. Tenemos el papel y el pl谩stico en el trastero junto a la cocina, as铆 que lo tenemos cerca. El contenedor marr贸n para la basura org谩nica y el gris para la basura mixta est谩n en la cocina. Esto significa que ahora tengo cuatro cubos de basura/bolsas/ diferentes para los residuos. Ah, y el vidrio. 馃槀
It is not difficult to learn how to separate waste and place it in the appropriate container. What's more, they come in different colours: organic waste goes in the brown container; mixed waste in the grey; paper and cardboard in the blue; plastic and metal containers in the yellow; and glass in the green. We, as individuals, can't force or expect everyone to do it right, but it doesn't mean we should do it wrong. The most I am afraid of (bothered with) is the amount of plastic waste...
No es dif铆cil aprender a separar los residuos y depositarlos al contenedor correspondiente. Adem谩s, son de diferentes colores: los residuos org谩nicos van al contenedor marr贸n, los mixtos al gris; el papel y el cart贸n al azul; los envases de pl谩stico y metal al amarillo; y el vidrio al verde. Nosotros, como individuos, no podemos obligar ni esperar que todos lo hagan bien, pero eso no significa que nosotros mismos debamos hacerlo mal. Lo que m谩s me preocupa es la cantidad de residuos pl谩sticos...
So, how is waste disposed of in your municipality? Is waste management well-organised, and is recycling promoted?
驴C贸mo se gestionan los residuos en su municipio? 驴Est谩 bien organizada y se fomenta el reciclaje?