Overview
- Municipal revenues cover only 65.5% of waste service costs despite a legal requirement to reach 100%, indicating further rises are likely.
- Identical households face up to €230.69 a year in differences, with València highest (€287.56), Girona and Tarragona also high, and Toledo, Palencia and León lowest.
- Ourense has initially approved raising the annual household charge for daily collection from €121 to €181, including a full exemption for households at risk of social exclusion and a 50% discount for composting.
- Public pushback is intensifying as the O Morrazo mancomunidad opens a 30‑day period for objections following a disorderly session that backed sharp increases for homes and businesses.
- Fee‑setting methods vary widely and remain disputed, with Barcelona’s water‑use approach previously upheld under 2020 rules as experts warn new legal tests are possible and urge pay‑per‑generation systems to drive recycling.