Collection model:
Mixed model: door to door for about 90% of residents in 12 municipalities; bring points and community composting for 10% in smaller towns.
Treatment model:
Kitchen and part of garden waste: Composting facility; Remaining garden waste: Private composting plants.
Key elements:
Fixed household fees (different tariffs for door-to-door vs bring-point collection towns); PAYT planned for 2025; certified compostable liners (EN 13432) provided; quarterly route-specific waste characterisation by ARC.
Evidence of success:
(2020 data) 70% MSW separate collection rate. Kitchen waste: 125 kg/inhab./yr. Impurity 0.6–5%. Only 2.5% kitchen waste remains in mixed fraction.
Catalonia, Spain
Scale: Inter-municipal
Demographic type: Rural
Population: 39,772 inh.; 34 inh./km² (2020)
Organisation in charge: Local municipalities in the Berguedà region, supported by the Catalan Waste Agency (ARC) for monitoring and strategic planning.
Source: LIFE BIOBEST (2024). D3.1 Guidelines on Separate Collection: Annex 1 — Best Practice Cases on Bio-waste Collection.