| Topic: | Re:Re:Re:Re:Re: Para on Food Recycling from last Govt's long awaited Consultation | |
| Posted by: | Matt Palmer | |
| Date/Time: | 30/07/24 12:21:00 |
| Hello :) I'm not sure of the effect it has on people's actions to be honest. I imagine that one of the bigger reasons for the number of collections is the heat, they have lockable lids but you still wouldnt want them sitting outside for too long...I would imagine you'd be drowning in cockroaches! Certainly home cooking from scratch is still the norm here. We have never been round a Spanish friends house and had a takeway or pre-made food. It's always made from scratch and they absolutely put us to shame. If we eat out then really there aren't amazing choices for me - but it's fine. If we go into the city then there's no shortage of vegan and/or veggie restaurants. Hopefully it will improve where we live, sometimes I feel like I live on potatoes and mushrooms in restaurants. Fish is definately a large part of cooking, as is meat - i find myself apologising for my vegan/veggie "disabilities" pretty often! You can pretty much recycle everything you need to here and there's some good incentives. If you take something to the equivalent of Wandsworth tip that is recyclable but you can't put into a container. For example electrical devices then you get a discount on your council tax. And before anyone asks, we don't have a car. Using public transport here is insanely cheap. We can go from our house (20km outside Valencia city) all the way to the beach and back for less than 1 euro on the metro. If you are under 30 or over 65 - all public transport is free. Spain isn't perfect but it certainly seems to run a lot better than the UK. |