At first, this type of collection usually generate rejection by the neighbors, who do not take the change too well. They prefer to continue throwing garbage in the usual containers. But, with the passage of time, people get used to it, both leaders defend, to such an extent that they are no longer even considering returning to the old system. The data demonstrate that this method is the most useful tested to date for obtaining a good recycling percentage.
“Recycling well, in the short term, will have its cost, although we will appreciate it later”
Isaac Peraire, ARC director
However, for councils, applying this management will have a price and also complexity. “Managing well has a cost and we very often ignore it. It is better to accept it and explain it clearly.“, proposes Peraire, in statements to this newspaper. “Citizens have the right to have their waste treated correctly. “They have to do their part, but the ultimate responsibility lies with the city councils.”
complex excuse
The department is willing to support the “brave” consistories. “We give them technical, political and economic resources, with subsidiesbut it must be the municipal governments who dare to carry it out with conviction. Without the territorial impulse we are lost. And this is what we ask of the big cities that are being left behind,” he details. Peraire. “The Generalitat is on the side of those who carry out these transformations,” she insists.
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But why will be more expensive in the short term? The change of model has its cost: the old containers must be eliminated, the new system must be implemented through a company (private or public) that is in charge of collecting and offering the buckets to neighbors, and the details must be disseminated. about the new operation so that it reaches everyone. “This It’s not free or cheap. However, with the environmental taxation model, we can try to contain costs so that they are not excessive. And, in the long run, it can even be cheap,” he says. Peraire. “If the waste is removed from in front of your house every day and this costs 300 euros, in the end it is one euro a day,” she explains as an example.
What has been shown is that small municipalities recycle better than large cities. And from the ARC they admit that applying efficient methods such as door-to-door in a small town can be less complex than doing it in a major city. However, they consider that is not enough excuse. The new waste law will focus on generating less waste and prevention, but will also provide support to those who opt for selective collection. “We have a tradition of don’t talk too much about trash. The solution is to focus on the issue and explain it bluntly,” says Peraire. In this way, he assures, we will be closer to the European goals.