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ARCHIVED - Alicante installs adapted recycling bins for elderly and visually impaired
100 containers with a waist level opening and easy-to-open lids will be placed across the city on the Costa Blanca.
Alicante has installed the first of 100 plastic and packaging recycling bins adapted for use by the elderly, people with reduced mobility and the visually impaired.
The large yellow and grey containers have a waist level opening and easy-to-open lids, and will be placed in residential areas across the city, with a view to introducing similar bins for the disposal of other waste in the future.
"We are testing and experimenting with new container models, in this case for older people, wheelchair users and those with visual limitations. As well as having a window at a lower level and accessible lids with easy opening on the deck, Braille is also incorporated for people with reduced vision on each device," explains city mayor, Luis Barcala.
The initiative is part of the local authority's bid to promote the separation and disposal of plastics and packaging amongst the entire population in order to reach the objectives set out in the Alicante Waste Plan, which seeks to reduce landfill waste.
As part of the plan, approved this week, a total of 3,689 new recycling and selective waste containers - yellow, blue, green and brown - will be installed across Alicante over the next few months, as part of a €2.1 million investment. Bins for the disposal of other waste, such as used clothing and household oil, will also be placed and the number of grey bins will gradually be reduced.
Representatives of the Spanish Confederation of People with Physical and Organic Disabilities (COCEMFE) and the National Organisation of the Blind of Spain (ONCE) were invited to the installation of the first Ecoembes container this week, as both organisations work with companies and local authorities to promote "independent living" for people with disabilities.
Giving the adapted bin his seal of approval, president of Cocemfe, Antonio Ruescas, added: "This will mean people with reduced mobility and other disabilities, along with the elderly, are less reliant on other people to carry out an activity as basic as throwing out the rubbish and recycing."
IMAGE: Ayuntamiento de Alicante