In 2015 it achieved a net figure for selective collection of 34.51%, which is 4.3% above the Catalan average The county which has selectively collected most municipal waste is the Maresme, with a net figure for selective collection of municipal waste of 34.51%, well above the average 28.97% figure for the counties in the Barcelona…
The project presented is titled “Educating to Work Safely” UTE Ecological Treatments of Maresme, of the Consortium plant for the Treatment of Solid Urban Waste has won the Asepeyo prize for preventive practices which is awarded annually by the mutual insurance company, and will be presented on the 24th of January in Bilbao. The winning…
The European objective of a recycling rate of 50% in 2020 and 70% in 2030 must be met In November the Generalitat of Catalonia presented its new campaign to encourage selective waste collection. The campaign, which uses the slogan ‘Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, REACT’ is directed at the people who don’t participate in the recycling process…
Carles Salesa has explained the comprehensive management model of the waste treatment that is carried out at the Mataró plant On Tuesday 29th November, a delegation of different municipalities from Kuwait visited the Consortium plant to see the comprehensive management model of the treatment and recovery of waste that is followed in the Maresme. The…
The Maresme Consortium has taken part in the XXIV Environmental Technical Seminars The manager of the Maresme Consortium, Carles Salesa, has taken part in the XXIV Environmental Technical Seminars on the management and treatment of urban waste, held in Mérida from the 15th-17th November. Carles Salesa gave a conference on the role technology plays in…
Bottle Caps and Recycled Objects is the winning entry Students from the fourth year of ESO at the Mare de Déu de Lourdes school in Mataró have won the second competition organised by the Maresme Centre for Waste Recovery. The winning entry is entitled ‘Bottle Caps and Recycled Objects’. From a total of seven entries…
Top experts in the sector have participated • The fourth edition of this international congress, which was held at the Tecnocampus in Mataró from the 28th-30th October, drew on knowledge, assessment, experiences and challenges closely tied to the sustainable management of waste, bringing together renowned experts in the sector. • But it wasn’t only presentations…
The team from the programme, with the editor Eduard Querol, have toured the plant in order to explain, in an educational way, the journey that the waste makes and its final treatment Last October, a team from the TV3 programme Espacio Tierra filmed a report at the Consortium’s plant in the Maresme, in order to explain, in…
The Congress consolidates itself as the most important meeting point for sustainable waste management The international congress RECUWATT, which will take place in the Tecnocampus in Mataró-Maresme on the 27th and 28th October will deal with subjects such as efficiency and sustainability of resources, collective responsibility in waste management, waste-to-energy, and the circular economy. The…
It should be accompanied by tax incentives for those that participate On the first day of Recuwatt, dedicated to the local world, a large majority of the speakers considered that door-to-door collection is the best system to implement in order to achieve the results demanded by the European legislative framework on the recycling of municipal…
Seeking answers to the challenges of integrated waste management The 26th of October, from 3.30pm onwards, is wholly dedicated to public administrations and to municipal waste, with three blocks which will be presented and moderated by the lawyer Lluis Recoder, ex mayor of Sant Cugat and ex counsellor of Territorial Policy in the Catalan Generalitat….
The prestigious motivational speaker will talk about the strength of kindness as a tool to overcome adverse environments The session will emphasise the importance of personal attitudes and the necessity of maintaining your frame of mind, passion and enthusiasm in an environment as adverse as the one we face now. The speaker will explain investigations into…
