City waste plan

Cities are great consumers of goods. Many resources are lost through using disposable products - this is often known as "quality of life" although it generates a large amount of waste.

A city like La Coruña, with roughly 248,000 inhabitants, would produce over 300 tons of waste per day (according to the average of 1.2 Kg per person per day, as stated in the National City Waste Plan). Up till recently all this waste was sent to a landfill, which was driving our city towards a situation of unsustainability.

A new plan was therefore conceived in the Environmental Department of the City Council of La Coruña, to take on waste with a new philosophy, the same philosophy that directs all municipal policies towards sustainability.

Thus was the La Coruña Waste Treatment Plan born, based on the idea that reusing and recycling are vital if we want to preserve our resources. We give a new value to our left-overs through a cultural process we all take part in, state-of-the-art technology and a great respect for nature and the environment.

From the eco-rubbish bin to the Waste Treatment Plant of Nostián, from the waste collection points to the recycling plants ... not only has the city closed a landfill and opened a park in its place, it has also contributed to global sustainability with the recovery of raw materials.

 Waste and Land