{"id":12979,"date":"2025-11-12T12:07:33","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T11:07:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tourdera.cat\/els-residus-al-medi-natural\/"},"modified":"2026-06-30T08:39:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T06:39:13","slug":"els-residus-al-medi-natural","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tourdera.cat\/en\/els-residus-al-medi-natural\/","title":{"rendered":"Waste in the natural environment"},"content":{"rendered":"

Autumn is one of the times when we take the most getaways into nature, especially on weekends, to admire the changing of the season, its colors, fruits, etc., as we explained in this other article<\/a>. However, with the influx of visitors to the natural environment, there also comes a greater volume of waste that unfortunately ends up, too often, in forests, streams, and roadsides. Therefore, taking advantage of the fact that this November we celebrate the European Week for Waste Reduction, we have prepared this article for you! Photo: Valeri Mark<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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As you know, the Tourdera is a route that will allow you to travel through our territory while following the courses of the Tordera and the Arb\u00facies stream, both on foot and by bicycle. However, this approach to nature carries a greater risk that our waste will end up in the natural environment. In fact, volunteer days to collect waste in nature are often organized due to this problem.<\/p>\n

Together with the European Charter for Sustainable Tourism in Montseny, we have written this article to inform you about this very important topic. Do you know which are the most common wastes we find in nature? According to the Catalan Waste Agency, they are these:<\/p>\n

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  1. Wet wipes<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Cigarette butts<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Plastic bottles<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Cans<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. Bags and small containers<\/span><\/li>\n
  6. Caps, lids, and small plastics<\/span><\/li>\n
  7. Paper<\/span><\/li>\n
  8. Glass<\/span><\/li>\n
  9. Clothing and footwear<\/span><\/li>\n
  10. Bulky items<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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    Photo: Valeri Mark<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

    The most worrying thing, moreover, is the time it can take for products to decompose. Even organic waste lasts a long time in the environment, so as we recommend on the website<\/a>, you should always take back everything you carry with you: keep the waste and take it away! In the forest, leave no trace other than your footprint! We leave you some data to reflect on the time it takes for waste to disappear:<\/span><\/p>\n