No 994 Monday 23rd - Sunday 29th October 2023
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ECO-PARK - YES PLEASE, BUT NOT IN MY BACK YARD!
SUNDAY 29 OCTOBER
s awareness for the care of our environment becomes increasingly widespread, one of the most requested facilities by residents of Orihuela Costa is an Eco park, a selective collection facility that can be accessed by all inhabitants of the municipality, which can then be used to deposit the waste that cannot be collected in the usual containers on the roadside.
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In late September when the Councillor for Street Cleaning, Rocío Ortuño, announced the creation of two such parks, one in Orihuela City and the second in Orihuela Costa, there was much celebration amongst residents that they were finally going to get their wish. But then came the announcement of the park location in Lomas de Cabo Roig, on the edge of a large upmarket residential area, overlooking the AP7 motorway and adjacent to the plot that currently serves as a temporary parking lot for the refuse lorries. Within a matter of hours social media sites were overrun with comments, but the mood had changed with the vast majority of those leaving posts supportive of the principle, but extremely critical of the chosen location. JANE WAUGHMAN wrote “totally unacceptable in a residential area due to the noise and health hazards, dangerous location overlooking the AP7 - high risk of debris reaching the motorway, especially in high winds, and increased traffic on the inadequate bridge across the AP7 will cause more danger to cyclists and pedestrians.”
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