The agreement, signed at the Nuestra Señora de Lourdes public school, focuses on valorizing the organic fraction of municipal solid waste (bioRSU) generated in school canteens. The City Council will be responsible for the selective separation of this waste, which will be transported to the El Encín pilot composting plant in Alcalá de Henares for transformation into a useful resource for agriculture and soil improvement.
The mayor of Torrelodones, Almudena Negro, highlighted that this project turns what was once waste into an opportunity, demonstrating that discarded materials can be reintegrated into the natural cycle, generating environmental, economic, and social value, and preventing them from ending up in landfills.
Students at the Nuestra Señora de Lourdes school are already actively participating in the initiative, separating food scraps into specific bins for the brown container, thus learning the importance of each gesture in recycling.
The agreement also has a significant scientific dimension through the REALIMENTA2 project. IMIDRA will research and optimize innovative systems for treating bio-waste, evaluating its environmental and agronomic benefits, and promoting the circular economy in the Community of Madrid. The managing director of IMIDRA, Mónica Martínez, emphasized the institute's commitment to applying its research for the benefit of society, stressing the need to implement these daily practices for more economical soil fertilization.
