Overview
- Portugalete approved a 45% increase in the garbage fee for 2026, adding about €2.8 per month per household and lifting cost coverage to roughly 70%.
- Santurtzi’s PNV government saw its 306% waste-rate proposal rejected by a unified opposition that called the plan revenue‑driven and poorly aligned with generation‑based billing.
- Ontinyent adopted a 20% rise for 2026 with a 2027 reimbursement for households that correctly recycle under a new door‑to‑door, chipped‑bin pay‑by‑generation system.
- Teo passed steep adjustments effective October 2026, raising the annual daily collection fee from €68 to €116.49, with higher non‑daily rates and a revamped formula for business charges.
- Elgeta set a general 3% tax rise for 2026 and a 6% increase in the garbage fee, citing a continued deficit in waste services despite earlier hikes.