Ironically, when it comes to eating
them, Spaniards lag behind the rest
of Europe and the United States.
In 2015, 10% of Spain’s strawberry
exports – amounting to 33,500 tons –
went to Britain, along with 40% of its
other berry exports, or 16,000 tons,
making Britain one of the main importers of Spain’s berry produce.For
full story see: El Pais in English
Benitatxell distributes diffusors to
reduce water consumption
Benitatxell is giving away diffusors
to fit to domestic taps to reduce water
consumption.
Residents needs only to present a water bill at the tourist office. Fitting the
devices can reduce water consumption by 50%. The council invites all
villagers to collect these devices so
they can save while contributing to
responsible water use. From XAD
The Med drowning in plastic
The Mediterranean sea contains levels of floating plastic similar to those
in the famous Atlantic and Pacific
gyres, according to Andrés Cózar,
a marine biologist and researcher at
Spain’s Cádiz University. And what’s
more, Cózar says, the samples taken
from the surface water could be “just
the tip of the iceberg of plastic waste,
less than one percent.” Large amounts
of microplastics, he warns, are trickling down the food chain and to the
sea bed. However Cózar remains optimistic because he feels that steps
are being taken in the right direction.
For full story see: El Pais in English
Hacienda discovers 1.7 million unregistered houses and house improvements
Spain’s tax office has discovered 1.69
million homes that have failed to pay
adequate taxes thanks to an exten-