a leading company in the design and manufacture of glass containers have carried out an innovative pilot project to reuse biomass slag in the construction of 18.3 million glass bottles the companies have reused 230 tons of biomass slag –a common term to refer to ashes slag and dust– generated during the combustion process to produce renewable electricity at the Briviesca biomass plant in Burgos Biomass slags have a high content of silica one of the most widely used materials for the manufacture of glass the use of biomass slag has made it possible to reduce the amount of silica sand used as well as to replace part of the sodium carbonate a compound traditionally used to reduce the melting point of the glass mixture facilitating its manufacturing process and reducing its environmental footprint numerous research tests have been carried out on the treatment of the slag which have made it possible to maintain the strength and durability characteristics of conventional bottles The slag treatment was carried out in Asturias and the bottles were manufactured in the Basque Country at Vidrala's Aiala Vidrio factory in Llodio The reuse of biomass slag contributes to the goal of ACCIONA Energía to provide a second life to the waste and by-products derived from its activity while promoting circular economy and reducing CO2 emissions from the construction process in an outstanding example of industrial symbiosis among its businesses All ACCIONA Energía's biomass plants have the Bureau Veritas certification "Zero Waste Management (Minimization of waste to landfill)" which promotes committed and appropriate management of waste to avoid landfill this project boosts Vidrala's position as a leader in industrial sustainability while promoting innovation and the circular economy This project has been financed by CDTI (Centro para el Desarrollo Tecnológico y la Innovación) from the Ministry of Science and Innovation I accept Information on data protection In compliance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 on Data Protection and with other Data Protection regulations in force you are hereby informed that your personal data shall be processed by Acciona whose identification data are as follows: Tax ID No (NIF): A08001851; Address: Avenida de la Gran Vía de Hortaleza No.: +34 91 663 28 50; email: protecciondedatos@acciona.com Your data shall be processed in order to send you information through the subscription to our Newsletter through electronic means activities and news pertinent to our activity sectors The consent given by the data subject by indicating that they have read and accept this data protection information comprises the lawfulness of processing the subscription Request cannot be satisfied We may also process your satisfaction or preferences Data shall be stored until the elimination is requested we may give access to your data to service providers (such as technology service providers) who assist us in fulfilling this purpose may be located outside of the European Economic Area in territories that do not offer a level of data protection that is comparable to that of the European Union we transfer User data with appropriate safeguards and always ensuring the security of the same The data subject can exercise their rights of access to or rectification and/or the restriction of or objection to the processing of such data by writing the Department of Data Protection located at Avenida de la Gran Vía de Hortaleza 28033 (Madrid) or by sending the form available in the link: FORM If we consider it necessary in order to be able to identify you, we may ask you for a copy of an identity document. 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May elections created new PP and Vox-led municipalities The animation film based on the Toy Story character Buzz features a brief kiss on the lips between two female partners It was banned by the town hall of Bezana in Cantabria in common with the United Arab Emirates Saudi Arabia and more than ten other Muslim countries on its release last June when quizzed by Antena3 journalist Susanna Griso said Catholics considered it "was sexualising children at an early age" A theatrical adaptation of Virginia Woolf's Orlando commissioned by a PP-Ciudadanos administration in Valdemorillo also fell victim to censorship once the PP signed a pact with Vox to run the town hall and the far-right party took over the Culture and Tourism department the 1928-published novel explores issues of androgyny and features a male English nobleman poet who undergoes a mysterious sex change and lives for more than 300 years as a woman The theatre company's founder wrote: "We were told by phone that it was not to the councillor's liking that during the performance the male protagonist became a woman." Later the town hall claimed the decision not to host the play in the autumn such as the cancellation of a Civil War-era play about a local Republican schoolteacher by the PP-led town of Briviesca in Burgos a call for an end to censorship has been made The Plataforma de Artes Libres issued an online statement supported by institutions such as the Centro Dramático Nacional the Sociedad General de Autores y Editores and the Unión de Actores y Actrices tweeted that without "culture there is no democracy" More than 300 of Spain's leading cultural figures including film director Pedro Almodóvar and actor Javier Bardem have also signed a manifesto urging voters to go to the ballot boxes on 23 July and vote for progressive options stated that the upcoming elections are "decisive" as they coincide with "a new conservative offensive That is the nub of the matter: it is increasingly clear that in order to gain power the Partido Popular is willing to accommodate the far-right's xenophobic agenda Abascal wants Vox to lead the Ministry of Culture to halt the "kidnapping of culture by false elites" El acceso al contenido Premium está abierto por cortesía del establecimiento donde te encuentras pero ahora mismo hay demasiados usuarios conectados a las vez Al iniciar sesión desde un dispositivo distinto Para continuar disfrutando de su suscripción digital ¿Tienes una suscripción? 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