The Municipality of Ourique and RESIALENTEJO are installing 12 lions throughout the municipality of Ourique, in yet another effort to develop the best solutions for sustainability and environmental preservation.
The municipality of Ourique, on its own or in partnership with regional entities, has adopted solutions and initiatives that, not present, contribute to building a better future, protecting the territory where the communities are integrated..
The disposal of used cooking oil in sewers has been a very common practice in recent years in Portugal. Yet, when released into wastewater drainage networks, oils damage housing pipes, potentiate the appearance of pests, pollute and clog existing filters in WWTPs, thus becoming a major obstacle to its proper functioning..
The oilers are intended for placing used cooking oil, in clean plastic bottles, after its cooling, contributing to a better environment.
Recycling used cooking oil not only prevents water pollution, it can also be used for transformation into Biodiesel.
A liter of cooking oil contaminates about 1 million liters of water!
The joint initiative contributes to the promotion of sustainability in the municipality, relying once more on the civic sense of everyone, something that has been reaffirmed in the environmental projects that have been developed, such as recycling.
