Overview

• The Mancomunidade de Morrazo’s governing board set a proposal to cap the annual household rate at €126 with social discounts of up to 100% and incentives for recycling and composting, pending assembly approval for implementation next year.
• Mancomunidade leaders say the update, unchanged since 2008, seeks to cover real service costs, with 37% of the bill earmarked for Sogama after what they describe as a doubling of its treatment price in two years.
• In Vigo, the PP demanded an immediate cut to residents’ waste bills after a Sogama canon reduction and Xunta aid that the party says already offset about €25 of a €43 hike.
• Mayor Abel Caballero maintains the increase stems from Sogama’s higher charge, citing city payments rising from €6.1 million in 2023 to more than €10.2 million, and he pledges to restore last year’s rate if the Xunta compensates the roughly €4 million gap.
• Local officials in Morrazo argue the adjustment aligns with legal requirements for non-deficit waste services, framing the redesign as a shift toward cost recovery with protections for vulnerable households.