Barcelona City Council presented this Monday the new smart containers destined to collect the organic waste generated in the old town of Sant Andreu, the first place in the city in which they have been installed as part of the progressive deployment of the collection of door to door waste. The council announced in October system changes after five months of complaints from many neighbors and from the opposition. The organic trash It is no longer taken out onto the street, but instead ends up in the mailboxes available in buildings with less than 20 dwellings, or in automatic containers. There are already 15. And they work like this.
From this Monday and until January 29, they have been enabled two information points and delivery of key chains: in the Palm Square (Monday, Wednesday and Friday, from 3 pm to 8 pm, and Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday from 10 am to 3 pm) and the Espai Josep Bota door-to-door office, located in the Fabra i Coats venue (Monday to Saturday, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., and Tuesday and Thursday also from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.).
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The keychain contains the information of each citizen, so that the system will know who is depositing the waste. will not be analyzed bag contents, but the council will thus know the number of times a household uses the smart container. If the 40 annual deliveries, that family will be able to benefit from a 30% reduction in waste rate. Added to the 14% bonus for the use of green points, the cost of this tax can be reduced by half compared to what was paid to date. To open the container, just hold the key fob close to the reader. The door is demagnetizes and the lid can be raised without any problem by activating the pedal or the traditional knob.
Unlike door-to-door, the residents of Sant Andreu can lower the organic trash at any time of the day, but it is recommended to do it between 8 and 10 p.m. You cannot deposit diapers or feminine hygiene products, items for which there are special mailboxes that can also be opened with a key ring that has the same mechanism. Non-recyclable paper, cardboard, and garbage maintains its operation and schedule marked since June of last year. The same with glass, which must be recycled in green containers.
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