Selective biowaste collection project covers 15 thousand inhabitants

Determined to have “Zero Waste”, the Coimbra City Council will begin, from June 1st, the selective collection of organic waste through a pilot project that will cover 8,858 homes and around 15 thousand inhabitants – which corresponds to to approximately 11% of the total resident population of the municipality. In this initial phase, the following areas will be covered: Rua dos Combatentes, surrounding the Cidade de Coimbra Stadium, Solum, Vale das Flores, Arregaça, and the urban area surrounding Avenida da Lousã.
According to Carlos Matias Lopes, councilor for the Environment, the municipality is thus taking “another step towards sustainable development”, through the collection of so-called bio-waste (food leftovers) and sending it for recovery, which will reduce the deposition of waste. in landfill and will enable the production of fertilizer and gas.
The awareness campaign that will run throughout the month of May, under the responsibility of SUMA, was presented yesterday, in a session in which the president of the municipality, José Manuel Silva, said he hoped that the project would be extended to the entire municipality.

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