to being successful in obtaining the funding . The Council has been in touch with the authorities to see how the proposal can be improved at the formal level . The Opposition voted in favour , but regretted that there had been such weak citizen participation . From : Las Provincias and Javeamigos
British tourism in the Valencian Comunidad this winter to increase double the National rate .
The number of British tourists will grow 16 % in the Comunitat Valenciana this winter , double that in the whole of the country , according to data from the Turespaña office in London , which President Ximo Puig noted during his visit to the World Travel Market fair . He commented that the Valencian Tourism Agency will direct its new strategy towards an open minded cosmopolitan traveller with a higher spending power . From : Las Provincias
Valencia Plastics technology centre , coordinator for EU “ Life Recypack ” project
The Valencian Plastics Technology Centre AIMPLAS has launched the Life Recypack project , a pilot program program aiming to reincorporate the waste derived from polyethylene and expanded polystyrene into the productive cycle , eliminating them as solid urban waste and renewing the product as raw material . Plastics such as polyethylene and expanded polystyrene - popularly known as “ white cork ” - are usually not included in domestic collection containers which are not adapted to accommodate this type of waste . The project covers three European regions : in Pisa