Electronic waste up to October, more than the whole of 2009

CAMPO DE GIBRALTAR (Agencies) The electronic waste collected in the Campo de Gibraltar until October last is more than that collected for the whole of 2009, according to Arcgisa, who say that the seven municipalities have collected 168.27 tons of electric and electronic waste in the first nine months of this year, compared to the 150.59 collected in the whole of 2009. Collection points known as Punto Limpio, are where most of this type of waste is sent on for recycling. Jimena and Castellar, with a Punto Limpio nearby, head the list with 2.48 kilos of electric and/or electronic waste per inhabitant, well above the area's average. La Línea is at the bottom with a mere 64 grammes per inhabitant. The Campo's figures are nevertheless below the national average, and certainly bares no comparison to Sweden's, at 17 kilos.