Why is she so late? fiancee catalan waste law? “The sectors involved have participated so much that deadlines They have taken longer than expected”. This is the answer they provide from the Waste Agency of Catalonia (ARC), entity that prepares this new standard. When the law has to approve in Parliamentwill it go ahead? “We are sure that yes, there has been a lot of prior dialogue and the majority of parties have participated”, they say from this body that is part of the Department ofClimate Action.
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The law must be a reality throughout this 2023, which does not mean it applies immediately. Some of the changes foreseen by this legal text require a timeframe to get them going. However, in a few years, they assure from the ‘conselleria’, both this regional law and the European guidelines will radically change our day to day at the time of manage garbage.
The new regional law, which should be a reality this year, and the European guidelines will modify the management of waste
Then our life will be more uncomfortable? “We shouldn’t even ask ourselves that question. We are risking the viability of our society,” he says rose garciadirector of the entity rezerowho works for the future without residues. Next, we point out four daily examples that will change and force citizens to modify their customs.
According to the new Catalan waste law that has to be approved this autumn, it will be mandatory that the municipalities apply a method of selective collection. There are two options that are actually complementary to each other. The first is the door to door systemwith buckets that are left at the door of the house and they are collected depending on the day of the week determined for this purpose. The second is the use of smart containersequipped with sensors and technological systems, which are activated with an identification device and allow garbage to be thrown out on designated days.
The ARC bets above all on door-to-doorwhich at the moment only use 313 Catalan municipalities. From the agency they consider that it is the method necessary to meet objectives. So far, they have provided incentives so that towns and cities opt for selective collection systems. In the coming years, however, it will be mandatory. That is, if the law prospers, go to throwing out the garbage will be a habit that will vary radically. García attaches great importance to this change: “Disposing waste without the door-to-door system is synonymous with more incinerators and more landfills. Bad business for the environment.”
“Disposing waste without the door-to-door system is synonymous with more incinerators and more landfills”
Rosa García, director of Rezero
The new law will contemplate a deposit, return and return system (SDDR). Basically, it is about modernizing what had been done all his life: return glass bottles to the store or supermarket. This fact can not only improve the recyclingbut also to promote reuse. In the long run it could be done with all kinds of containers, but, from the outset, the most feasible is glass.
It is not a norm that is going to be applied in a hurry, but it will arrive sooner rather than later, since it will be included in the law. Specifically, it would consist of paying something more (the deposit) for each package that is purchased. Then, when returning it, the establishment refunds the money deposited.
He rewine project (from the English ‘wine’, which means wine) already demonstrated that it was possible to give bottles of wine a second life. What would be needed to be viable is a bottle cleaning plant. From the ARC it is considered that the private sector could assume its construction. Actually there are several companies that have already presented ideas on how to transport this system. The director of Rezero assures that, according to her surveys, 80% of citizens would be willing to adapt to this modelwhich would serve to “reduce the flow of waste in selective collection”.
return tobacco butts
It is a waste that has flooded urban spaces (and natural ones in some cases), no matter how much it has been no smoking on the beaches or that have been distributed ashtrays. What the law includes is something similar to SDDR. In its day, the Generalitat proposed paying a rate of 20 cents per cigarette that would be returned when the butts were returned to the tobacconist. It is not yet clear how this transaction is going to be carried out, since the extra cost may be less than cents. However, it is anticipated set a fee that can be recovered later.
Assess the wrapped lettuce
The new law also provides for taxes on various products that have a single use container. It has been shown that many people, when they go to the Supermarket, choose a lettuce wrapped in plastic before one that is not. It’s like I gave more security or trust. Thus, a tax on single-use packaging should serve to reduce the number of products that reach the shelves wrapped in plastic.
“Citizenship we already have enough responsibility. It is very good that companies start taking taxes by products that end up having a negative impact on ecosystems and our health,” says Garcia. “Is about necessary changes to have prospects for the future”, he ditch. This is an example of changes in routines caused mainly by the obligations to which companies will be subject, both by European regulations and by the new Catalan law, which also intends to impose a tax on this kind of non-reusable products.