Collection model:
Kitchen waste collected door-to-door in 3 municipalities and via bring points (road containers, mixed locked/unlocked) in 5 municipalities (2010–2014). 100% population coverage. Separate Ho.Re.Ca. collection. Kitchen waste collected 3×/week; residual waste 1×/week.
Treatment model:
Kitchen and garden waste: Composting facilities (GHK-managed).
Key elements:
Full population coverage; high-frequency kitchen waste collection (3×/week); flexible liner policy (EN 13432 or no liner); compost valorised for agriculture and gardening. No PAYT system applied.
Evidence of success:
(2020 data) 77% MSW separate collection rate. Kitchen waste diversion: 84%. Impurities ~ 5%. Garden waste: 26 kg/inhab./yr.
Basque Country, Spain
Scale: Inter-municipal
Demographic type: Rural
Population: 62,888 inh.; 183 inh./km² (2022)
Organisation in charge: GHK – Gipuzkoako Hondakinen Kudeaketa, S.A.U
Source: LIFE BIOBEST (2024). D3.1 Guidelines on Separate Collection: Annex 1 — Best Practice Cases on Bio-waste Collection.