The City Council of Reus facilitates resources to promote knowledge and respect for the environment, waste reduction and reuse with the aim of minimizing the impact of activities on our environment. Among these resources you will find programs, activities, guides and materials; which are addressed to citizens in general, to schools and to people who develop a commercial activity.

For the citizens

• For sustainable parties: Guide to sustainable parties, reusable crockery and selective collection containers.
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For schools

Environmental education programs with a specific offer of workshops, activities and days and teaching guides, aimed at recycling and waste reduction, the responsible use of energy and the discovery of biodiversity and the natural environment of Reus.

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For commercial activities

Resources such as packaging and paper bins, containers for commercial waste, door-to-door collection of paper and cardboard and campaigns to improve waste management.

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FOR CITIZENSHIP

1. Sustainable parties

1.1 Guide to sustainable parties

We make available to everyone a reference guide for party organizers in order to make known the elements to take into account to hold a sustainable party. Click on the cover image to download the guide! Broadly speaking, the key points would be:

BEFORE THE PARTY:

1. Determine a person responsible for the sustainability of the party.

2. Store well the food that will be needed

3. Follow responsible purchasing criteria.

4. Use reusable resources as opposed to single-use ones: reusable crockery, cloth tablecloths and napkins, etc.

5. Use digital media to publicize the event.

6. Inform in your program that you have adopted sustainable criteria in the organization of the party.

7. Opt for reusable or easily recyclable garnishes.

 DURING THE PARTY

1. Place all separate collection containers in the same place

2. Discard containers you won't use.

3. Place open containers.

4. Decide how selective collection will be done.

5. Remind participants of the importance of properly separating waste during the party.

6. Make sure containers are used correctly.

AT THE END OF THE PARTY

1. Take care of the reusable tableware and retrieve the items to be returned.

2. Make an evaluation of how the party went in terms of sustainability.

3. Spread the word about the actions you have carried out: #ReusFestesSostenibles @reus_cat facebook.com/reus.cat

1.2 Reusable tableware

We make available to organizations, schools and neighborhood associations, among others, the following items of reusable crockery made with plastic or rice husk materials according to availability:

• 250 ml glasses
• 400 ml glasses
• flat dishes

Users of the service must request the service fifteen days before the festive event when they request the license for recreational, cultural or sporting events through the electronic headquarters procedure.

In the previous procedure, you must click that IF "collaboration is needed" and indicate in the comments section of the "Requirements Annex" the number of glasses and plates needed for the party. Once the online request has been made, the environment department will contact the party organizer in order to process the request and assess whether there is availability of the service for the date indicated.

The reusable crockery service point is centralized at the central west waste collection located at Carrer d'Adrià Gual, 5. The crockery must be collected and delivered at these facilities by presenting the request on paper signed by the person in charge of the party and by the City Council. The return of the crockery must be made as soon as possible so that it is available for other users.

The crockery is washed from the reusable crockery service point and delivered to the user in optimal hygienic conditions. You must make good use of the crockery and return it in good condition. Non-return will be subject to a public price that will be indicated in the future by the corresponding tax ordinance.

1.3 Containers for selective collection of waste at festivals

In any event that takes place in the city and that generates waste, you can count on a tailored municipal service to carry out the selective collection of waste. The cost of this service is regulated by fiscal ordinance n.22. It must be requested at least 15 days in advance through the application procedure of the license for recreational, cultural or sporting events through the electronic headquarters procedure.

In the previous procedure you must click that SI "needs collaboration" and indicate in section d'observations of the "Annex of needs" that waste collection containers are needed for the event and a forecast of the number of containers needed. The technician will contact the person in charge of the event and assess the number and type of containers needed for the party.

The waste collection service for events has an associated cost and is covered by by-law number 22 and is subject to the approval of a budget. This service has bonuses depending on the type of entity that requests it.

2. Advertising Sticker No 

It is still common to find non-nominal advertising in mailboxes. This is indiscriminate advertising that results in massive consumption of single-use paper that is usually thrown straight into the recycling bin.

To avoid this, the City Council makes it available to citizens a poster you can download to avoid receiving free advertising and thus reduce the volume of waste.

3. Tips to avoid food waste

We leave you different recipes to prevent food waste with different tips. The goal is that in our day to day lives we reduce food waste and make better use of the resources we have.

Recipe to avoid waste

TEACHING RESOURCES FOR SCHOOLS

Educational guides around the Boca de la Mina promenade

Educational resources for teachers and educators with a variety of goals according to the guide and the level.

It can be downloaded from the web https://bocadelamina.reus.cat/espai-educatiu

Reus 2030 schools

Reus 2030 schools it is amunicipal environmental education program for continuous improvement in schools with environmental education activities with the following thematic areas:

• Waste
• Improvement of the selective collection of waste usually produced by a school (paper, packaging and organic)
• Actions to reduce and prevent waste from: breakfast wrappers, school composting, single-use water containers, technological waste, Sustainable parties.

• Energy
• Energy saving.
• Know and promote renewable energies.

The program is structured in workshops and visits to centers or premises in the city in order to learn how waste, water and energy are managed in the city of Reus.

• Activities to discover the biodiversity and natural environment of Reus

• The birds of the park birds near and far
• Project swallows
• Streams and ravines
• Fields and crops
• Life on the lots
• The urban tree

Environmental conferences are organized and held:

• Let's clean up 
• School exchange market
• International day of climate action

If you want to join as a school, you will find more information in the Activities and Resources for Schools (ARE) section, in the Continuous Environmental Improvement Program - Schools 2030

Environment blog

Periodically, we publish articles on environmental awareness and environmental education. We encourage you to follow the Environment blog in order to learn curiosities of the natural world that surrounds us and our interaction with it.

FOR COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES 

• Bins for recycling (packaging and paper)

The bins have a light cardboard structure and are for indoor use for the collection of the fraction of paper (blue) and light packaging (yellow). The dimensions are 39x30x69cm.

They can be requested for free via email: info.mediambient@reus.cat .

• Containers for the collection of commercial waste

Commercial activities considered large producers, those located in the area of ​​high commercial concentration and those located in industrial estates can request exclusive use containers according to fiscal ordinance no. 22. This service is subject to an assessment of the generation volume by type of waste fraction by an inspector and the signing of a specific agreement.

You can request this service or its modification through the procedure: https://seu.reus.cat/seu/carpetaCiutadana/tramit/44518 

• Door-to-door collection of paper and cardboard

Paper and cardboard is collected in bulk in the areas and times indicated on this map. Establishments must leave the neatly folded carton in front of their establishment at the indicated time and there is no need to request the service.

Outside these areas, the folded cardboard must be brought in the containers on the public road and if they are in an industrial area, they must request the service through the following procedure:

Request for exclusive use containers, service modification or environmental training.

Consult the collection routes of commercial cardboard (pdf)

• Commercial campaigns

In June 2023, ECOVIDRIO and Reus City Council will start the campaign of improved glass collection to bars and restaurants. The campaign consists of an informative and evaluative visit of how the glass separation is carried out in the same premises and advice is given to improve the selection. 

If necessary, ECOVIDRIO offers containers for the separation of the glass and is evaluated during the same visit of the environmental technician.

You can request more information through: info.mediambient@reus.cat.