Collection model:
Kitchen waste mainly collected through bring points; door to door only for commercial producers and 2% of households. 5% served by mobile bring points. Full population coverage.
Treatment model:
Kitchen waste: Anaerobic digestion & composting; Garden waste: Small-scale composting, pruning used as mulch.
Key elements:
PAYT planned (2023); EN 13432-certified compostable bags required; caddies and initial bags provided; future rollout of individualised bin identification system citywide.
Evidence of success:
(2020–2023 data) 34% MSW separate collection rate. Kitchen waste: 42–97 kg/inhab./yr. Impurities 2–6%. Diversion rate 46%.
Catalonia, Spain
Scale: Local (municipal)
Demographic type: Urban/touristic
Population: 128,956 inh.; 5,731 inh./km² (2022)
Organisation in charge: Private company, contracted by the municipal council via public tender
Source: LIFE BIOBEST (2024). D3.1 Guidelines on Separate Collection: Annex 1 — Best Practice Cases on Bio-waste Collection.