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| 137 residents of the districts of La Arboleja, Puente Tocinos, Llano de Brujas, participated in the premiere of this pilot project.

Casillas, Nonduermas, Rincón de Beniscornia, Alquerías, La Raya, Patiño and La Albatalía | Murcian farmers have deposited 47,520 kilos of pruning remains in the container that has traveled the districts of Murcia to avoid agricultural burns.137 residents of the districts of La Arboleja, Puente Tocinos, Llano de Brujas, Casillas, Nonduermas, Rincón de Beniscornia, Alquerías, La Raya, Patiño and La Albatalía participated in the premiere of this pilot project.The district in which the most pruning remains have been collected was Rincon de Beniscornia, with 10,540, followed by La Albatalía, with 8,120, and La Raya, with 7,440.Preserve the garden and its landscapesThis environmental management of agricultural pruning is another measure for which the Murcia City Council is committed to preserving the orchard and its landscapes by valuing agricultural remains and preventing them from being burned.This initiative is part of the Huerta de Murcia Action Plan and has allowed the treatment of stored plant remains in a composting plant.Environmental project to reduce polluting emissionsThe Councilor for Sustainable Development and Huerta, Antonio Navarro, has indicated that "in recent years the Government Team has been developing an environmental project that is committed to reducing polluting emissions into the atmosphere.

This plan is part of this line.

We want to preserve the orchard of the fumes produced by agricultural burns and we will continue to provide facilities and alternatives to farmers "In parallel, the Murcia City Council is applying a strict surveillance system to eradicate the commission of agricultural burning in the municipality.

So far this year the agents of the Local Police have filed almost 400 complaints for this reason, which is almost 80% more than those that were processed last year at this time.The objective of this pilot project of environmental management of agricultural pruning in the municipality of Murcia is to serve as an alternative for small farmers so that they do not opt ??for burning as a system to get rid of pruning remains.The container has been 4 days in each districtIn no case has the storage in the container of prunings from the maintenance of private gardens, or any other type of waste, been allowed.

The container has been four days in each of the districts participating in this initiative.The facility in which the pruning remains have been housed is an open box with a capacity to store 30 cubic meters and which has dimensions of 6 meters long and 2.5 meters wide.The municipal boards of each district are the ones that have determined in each case the ideal location point for the installation of the container in which the remains have been deposited.In-person care and transfer of the remainsAn operator has been in charge of attending the installation in person during the hours that the service was active, between 3:00 p.m.

and 9:00 p.m.

The worker has daily supervised the reception of the remains and has been in charge of their subsequent transfer to be treated.The main recipients of this pilot project are small farmers in the municipality of Murcia whose garden plots do not exceed 10 tahúllas of capacity, which are the vast majority of those present in the districts.The successful bidder for the provision of this service has been Cespa Gestión de Residuos, belonging to Grupo Ferrovial Servicios.

The budget for this initiative is 18,150 euros.Reliable alternatives for small farmersThe intention of the Government Team is to provide alternatives to small farmers so that they do not bet on burning, which causes annoyance to neighbors and is detrimental to the environment due to the fumes they emit and that pollute the atmosphere.This measure joins others taken previously, such as the agreement signed with the ASAJA association, which has allowed farmers who so wish to request the free shredding of their pruning remains in their agricultural plots.

The Consistory has paid for the acquisition of two shredders to carry out this task.The environmental benefits of trimming pruning, instead of burning stubble, consist of reducing air pollution, reducing the contribution of CO2 to the atmosphere and the greenhouse effect, improving soil fertility, increasing capacity.

retention of water in the soil, organic matter in the soil and the conservation of the landscape and the reduction of erosion and desertification.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia / Foto: archivo Murcia.com