To round off the European Week for Waste Reduction, the Baião municipality has installed new street furniture in the towns of Ancede, Santa Marinha do Zêzere and Baião. The equipment – ‘Papa-Chicletes’, ‘Ecopontas’ and ‘WC Cão’ – aims to reduce common waste, such as chewing gum and cigarette butts, which are still deposited outside the proper places.
These initiatives reflect the municipality’s commitment to sustainability and the promotion of good practices among the population, appealing to the collaboration of all citizens to use the new equipment and thus contribute to an even cleaner and more environmentally friendly municipality.
In this sense, ‘Papa-Chicletes’ was created with the aim of encouraging young people in particular to deposit used chewing gum in the appropriate place, preventing it from being thrown on the ground. ‘Ecopontas’, on the other hand, seeks to sensitise smokers to use proper containers for cigarette butts, promoting a reduction in environmental impact and greater cleanliness of public spaces.
The ‘WC Cão’ (Dog WC) is a bag dispenser and receiver for the collection of dog waste, designed to facilitate and encourage the correct management of this type of waste, contributing to a cleaner, healthier and healthier urban environment.
