Let's imagine that everything made of plastic in our home would disappear right now. Our environment would change a lot: electronic devices would be cables and exposed circuits, chickpeas and rice scattered throughout the kitchen, even the clothes we wear could disappear.
The plastic is everywhere, even on the Moon: the American flag planted by Neil Armstrong is made of plastic.
That omnipresence speaks of its usefulness and versatility, but also of our dependence. The real problem arises when it is discarded.: what is not recycled or reused, becomes garbage that takes hundreds of years to break down into the environment. It is necessary to change the general impression that garbage ceases to be a problem once we have discarded it.
Since it is difficult to get rid of plastic overnight, it is essential that the public authorities look for ways to reuse or recycle it.
Usually, those who have the will to separate waste clash with the problem of not knowing what to do with them afterwards.
Public recycling policies
Waste is a very important problem in large cities. In almost every country in the world we have to increase the service of selective collection of garbage as it is clearly insufficient The one we have today. The size of the population and the waste it generates are relevant at the social level, because they create jobs in a sector of the population that cannot obtain employment in other production chains.
Public services around the world recognize that recycling policies need to be increased
In the city of Vila Joiosa, in the Valencian Community was presented “The recycling challenge“a campaign promoted by the Conselleria d’Agricultura together with Consorcios de la Comunitat Valenciana. The challenge rewards the municipality that manages to recycle more and increase the collection numbers of containers (cans, cartons and plastic containers) and paper and cardboard.
Waste recycling can reduce the need for raw material resources, optimizing the cost of the entire production chain. Institutional management is essential for implementing public policies and creating related laws.
There must be a willingness on the part of the neighbours to separate the waste.
In order to increase waste it is necessary to have a public policy of environmental education in the segregation of waste. With the increase in waste, the cost of the selection process can be reduced, generating more economy and more jobs.
