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The initiative, sponsored by the Department of Environment, within the Poverty Reduction Strategy Bags Use one of the Ministry of Agriculture and Water, is intended to reduce the indiscriminate use of plastic bags will be distributed to citizens through grocery stores attached to the campaign

Mayor Abarán, Antonio Eugenio Gomez, accompanied by the Councillor for the Environment, José Gabriel Cano Montoro, and the councilman of Commerce of the municipality, Maria Trinidad Lopez, this morning visited some facilities of the town joined the campaign "Bag 15 Uses "to move to merchants and customers need to reduce the indiscriminate use of plastic bags.

The so-called 'Bag 15' will be distributed in food establishments partners in the campaign, along with instructions on how to fold the bag to occupy as little space as possible when storing.

Besides, who returns to the next purchase with the 'Bag 15' will receive a guardabolsas where to store them.

The 'bag 15' has 25% more capacity and more durable than traditional plastic bags.

Manufacturing, according to the standard for reusable bags AENOR polyethylene, allowing it to be used at least 15 times.

This made with at least 15% recycled material, which requires a lower consumption of water and energy to manufacture and is 100% recyclable, where container is deposited in yellow.

This initiative is promoted by the Department of Environment Abarán City Council, in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture and Water, in the "Strategy to reduce single-use bags."

The Councillor for the Environment, José Gabriel Cano Montoro, said "the message to be transmitted is referred to this campaign to reduce consumption of plastic bags, REUSE as far as possible the bags and recycled through the yellow container at the end of the life of the bag 15. "

Cano also reported that the Department of Environment will take place shortly campaign "Bag of Bread" by bakers and confectioners with bread store in the municipality to encourage consumers to use cloth bags to buy bread.

These bags will be distributed to the public through establishments.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Abarán