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FCC
collaborates in Ecoembes
“Recycling to
change lives”
social integration project
The Las Marinas SolidWaste Treatment Plant
(in El Campello, Alicante) owned by FCC Ci-
tizen Services, welcomed two students to
an internship program called “Recycling to
Save Lives” sponsored by Ecoembes, which
encourages the integration in the job market
of people at risk of social exclusion.
“Recycling to Save Lives” is a program
launched by Ecoembes with the objective
of training people at risk of social exclusion,
offering courses on waste management
and a work experience to promote their ac-
cess to the job market, specifically in the
green sector.
The origin of the project is the agreement
signed by Entidad Estatal de Trabajo Peni-
tenciario y Formación para el Empleo (State
Entity for Penitentiary Jobs and Job Training)
pursuant to which Ecoembes organised re-
cycling workshops at Spanish correctional
centres. These workshops made it possi-
ble to create paid jobs with Social Securi-
ty contribution and a positive impact when
reviewing sentences. In 2014, Ecoembes
extended the project nationwide, setting up
workshops in 46 penitentiaries, two social
insertion centres, and two social entities.
In line with its social commitment, the Las
Marinas urban solid waste treatment facili-
ty wagered on the “Recycling to save lives”
project and welcomed the students who
had received specific training recyclable ma-
terials at treatment plants. Before starting
the internship, the two students received
training on the prevention of occupational
hazards at these types of facilities and were
given work clothes and protection equip-
ment, thereby increasing their integration
with other works at the facility. During their
internship, students had the opportunity of
putting into practice what they had learned
in the 180-hour course given by Ecoembes.
Thanks to this program, 1,534 individuals at
risk of social exclusion have received training
on waste management, 115 have worked as
interns at companies in the sector, and 41
have found jobs in the waste industry.
For the 2016 edition, currently under deve-
lopment, more than 800 people at risk of
social exclusion will receive training in waste
management and more than 50 of them will
be able to work as interns in companies.
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