Overview

• Girona will restore glass-only bins and increase organic and residual waste collections starting July 14 after daily overflows and two fines totaling over €274,000 against concessionaire Girona+Neta
• Xunta de Galicia has hired a contractor to sample non-recyclable bag contents ahead of a quality-based fee scheme that penalizes poor separation
• An OCU study on 17 provincial capitals has spurred municipal reviews of fixed trash charges that ignore household recycling efforts
• Sanxenxo’s cleaning operator Ascan has begun analyzing illegally dumped bags to identify offenders and impose fines up to €600
• Barcelona’s Sant Martí district is executing a €90,000 shock plan to repair its pneumatic waste network and adjust operations