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The town was divided into 1,500 bags, 1,200 calendars and 144 "guardabolsas" from mid-November.

Councilman Alguazas Agriculture, Fernando Almagro, attended the launch by the Minister of Agriculture and Water, Antonio Cerdá, the project uses Bag 15 "framed in the" Regional strategy for reducing single-use bags. "

The main objective of this action is to change the traditional bags made of alternative materials other for reuse.

Councilman Alguazas Environment, Javier Gambín, explained that the municipality is distributed 1,500 bags, 1,200 calendars in the back of which graphically explains the bending of the bags and 144 "guardabolsas" capable of storing up to five bags folded into a triangle.

This work has been carried through nine establishments belonging to the Alguazas Dealers Association will distribute from mid-November, objects released by the Directorate General of Planning, Evaluation and Environmental Control edited

For his part, Javier Gambín stressed the importance of action at the same time insisted on raising public awareness in environmental matters.

In this regard stated that "the main objective of the Convention is to promote the three R's: recycle, reuse and reduction."

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The "Bolsa 15 uses" has 25 percent more capacity and is made of at least 15 percent, with bags from recycled material, which requires a lower consumption of water and energy.

Manufacturing, according to the standard for reusable bags AENOR polyethylene, ensures much greater resistance allowing it to be reused at least 15 times.

Like other non-biodegradable plastic shopping bags, is one hundred percent recyclable, where container is deposited in yellow.

The "Regional Strategy for the reduction of single use bags" was submitted in December 2009 and includes, among other things, eight bags of different alternatives and different uses materials that minimize environmental impact, in which the municipality participates of Alguazas through the Department of Environment.

Two alternatives have been presented and distributed: the "Tribolsa" to facilitate the separation of household waste and the bag "Le sac, made of cotton, small and easily collapsible, designed for small daily purchases.

In these two also have the collaboration of the City of Alguazas.

To articulate the strategy and establish a framework for collaboration between actors involved in the process, the Ministry developed a model agreement that was signed in July 2010, the Health and Consumer Affairs and the Regional Confederation of Business Organizations Murcia (CROEM).

To date, acceded to this convention four organizations producing single-use bags, 13 international distributors and dealers and 27 municipalities including the Town Hall is alguaceño, among others.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Alguazas