The Valencian park has been the first in Spain to completely eliminate single-use plastic in all tableware in its restaurants, which has meant replacing 330.000 products with compostable materials in four months.
Today marks the World Environment Day and, since the first year of its celebration in 1974, it has been gaining prominence, since the data on the deterioration of our planet is increasingly worrying. Climate emergency, loss of biodiversity or pollution have become the focus of attention and the movements that call for immediate action are stronger than ever.
BIOPARC Valencia, in you ccommitment to conservation of the environment, a few months ago took the important measure of eliminate single-use plastic in your restaurants, convirtiéndose en el first park in Spain in doing so, anticipating the European directive that will come into force in 2021. The implementation of this outstanding action has meant replacing all household utensils with identical elements of the same use, but produced with natural and completely compostable materials.
To communicate and make all visitors aware of this change, the campaign “Not everything is what it seems. “This is not plastic.” and in this time it has already been a success. From February to the end of May, it has stopped using plastic in 130.000 sauce units, 41.000 glasses, 38.000 cutlery, 25.000 food bowls, 16.000 ice cream spoons, 40.000 straws and 40.000 soft drink lids. With this, to the contribution in the environmental ProtectionWe must add the enormous satisfaction that has come from the reaction of the people who during these months have visited BIOPARC and have shown their surprise at the quality and similarity of the products with those made of plastic and have conveyed their pleasure and congratulations for this initiative. pioneer.
All the tableware that can be seen today in the restaurants inside BIOPARC, even though it looks like plastic, is compostable and in this period, about 30 cubic meters of waste have been deposited in the brown containers of organic matter that in 12 weeks becomes compost for cultivation or soil fertilizer. One more measure that reinforces the objective of “changing behaviors” and raising awareness about the need for responsible and sustainable consumption with the planet.
BIOPARC celebrates World Environment Day with special activities.
On the occasion of this anniversary, BIOPARC Valencia, which is committed to education and awareness as a way of commitment to responsible attitudes, has prepared special activities for this Saturday, June 8. From 11 a.m. to 14 p.m. Visitors will be able to participate in “Enrédate por el Medioambiente”, a fun game to learn the 3Rs of ecology and what actions we can do on a daily basis to reduce our ecological footprint. And in “Your idea counts” everyone will be invited to fill “the wish tree” with proposals and messages about the importance of taking care of the Earth.
