The maritime stations of Baleària in Valencia and Denia they already have machines that reward citizens each time cans and plastic bottles are recycled in them. This is possible thanks to the bet of Baleària by RECYCLES, the Refund and Reward System (SDR) developed by Ecoembes that rewards citizen commitment to recycling through sustainable and social incentives.
In this way, the two maritime stations of Baleària They make the two ports the first in the country with these machines, which facilitate recycling for passengers who pass through these locations daily, who will also receive sustainable or social incentives each time they do so. Thus, in addition to the environmental benefits derived from recycling, such as the circularity of the containers - which become new containers or products after recycling - now are added the social and solidarity benefits that RECICLOS grants. In the case of the machines located in the Baleària spaces, these benefits translate into aid for the Food Bank.
In addition, on the other hand, this Refund and Reward System is already operating in the city of Valencia through the yellow containers on the street and machines located in markets and municipal offices. It should be noted that, in all cases, the system establishes a weekly limit of points that citizens receive when recycling to promote responsible and rational consumption of cans and plastic beverage bottles.
"The installation of these two machines, just a few days after RECICLOS started operating in Valencia, reflects that it is a region that is working to achieve the ambitious recycling targets set by the European Union", he declares in this regard. Xavier Balaqué, manager of Ecoembes in the Valencian Community, who also thanks Baleària "for its commitment to this new system, which evolves the recycling habit, strongly implanted in our country, places the ports of Valencia and Denia as examples of innovation in circular economy service ”.
For his part, the General Director of Baleària, Georges Bassoul, points out: “We have collaborated for a long time with Ecoembes to promote recycling on our ships and maritime stations. In addition, it should be noted that we use biodegradable materials in our cafeterias and restaurants and we carry out circular economy projects. Now, this new collaboration goes further since this project has a charitable purpose behind it ”.
To make use of the RECYCLING machine, citizens only have to connect to the webapp, scan the barcode of the container they want to recycle and deposit it in one of the machines.
Valencian Community, a pioneer region in betting on RECYCLES
The Valencian capital has been the first city in the country to implement this pioneering SDR in a comprehensive manner, by simultaneously installing RECYCLING technology in the more than 3.500 yellow containers on public roads and in 6 machines located in the Central, Russafa, and Jesusalem and Cabanyal, as well as the council building and the Tabacalera. Now, the Valencian region is once again a pioneer in its commitment to RECYCLING, expanding the progress and use of this new system with the installation of these two new recycling machines in the ports of Valencia and Denia.
In addition to the Valencian Community, this recycling system is already a reality in the yellow containers of several municipalities in the Community of Madrid, the Balearic Islands, the Region of Murcia, La Rioja, Aragon and Catalonia, a community where there are also 15 machines installed in different train stations in the Barcelona Metropolitan Area.
All very well, but why don't we talk about the pollution generated by travel, from its ferries across the sea? Because there are no noses to talk about that and we clear our conscience by installing two machinists to recycle containers.