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The recycling of paper enters the University

26/03/2009

March 26, 2009

The University of León, in collaboration with the city of León and Aspapel (Association Spanish of manufacturers of pulp, paper and cardboard) submitted on 24 March, a new system of selective collection of paper and cardboard in Leonese University campus. It's a pioneering experience at the national level, with the launching of a programme directly related to sustainability and environmental quality of University life and its daily operation.

The 1,700 new ecopapeleras (containers removable and low weight) will be available to all the University community (offices, classrooms, laboratories, libraries, etc.), and will facilitate the operations of selective collection of all the paper daily University activity originates. In addition to the collaboration by the staff of the cleaning service to achieve greater efficiency in the recycled end of this product, the Ayuntamiento de León also enable specific containers for selective collection of this product outside of the University buildings.

With this step, the University of León is moving towards sustainability starting the effective management of their waste, and in particular of the paper and cardboard, now widely used in the ULE materials, wanting to be in addition to this initiative an example for the rest of Spanish universities, and for the Leonese society in general, a model to follow in a matter of environmental awareness as high impact as before us at this time.