Environment protection in Spain

As I see it, in Spain people are not really committed to the protection of the environment in general, but from my point of view this is getting better over time. From some years to now, several improvements have been done, for example the installation of recycle containers instead of the unique bin from the past. Now there is also a coastal area protection law that forbids the construction of buildings to protect animal species. But there is a lot of work to do though. The air pollution is a serious concern nowadays. Cities like Madrid or Barcelona are often covered with a layer of contaminated air which is a danger to health, more specially to the elderly and children. Building more bike lanes would be a good solution for these matters, and also encouraging people to use more the public transport by lowering prices.

In my family there is not much concern about natural environment. We do not usually recycle, only glass and paper, but not plastic for example. I always try to recycle some dangerous items like batteries or used oil. Some friends of mine do recycle at home and some others just do not care and even throw trash while walking around the street. I think that we Spanish people have to learn from countries like Japan, where the protection of the environment is a must and many laws enforce that commitment.