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WATCH: American expat demands a ‘manual’ for using recycling bins in Spain and says the country ‘must be on drugs’ because ‘who has time to do all that sorting?’

SOMEWHERE in Madrid, a young American TikToker named Danielle Grobman is hoarding trash in her bedroom because she’s afraid of throwing it in the wrong bin. At least, that’s what she told

25 Jan, 2024 @ 08:49

Lead·Madrid

Retired Swedish inventor sets his sights on improving garbage handling and cutting CO₂ in Barcelona

AS THOUSANDS of Europeans do every year, Jan Arlemark has recently moved to Spain in his retirement. But the former inventor will not be sitting on his hands. Having witnessed both traffic

11 Mar, 2023 @ 15:45

Barcelona·Catalunya·Environment·Lead

Major €200 million three-year overhaul of Spain’s Mallorca airport gets underway

IMPROVEMENT work has started at Palma airport costing €200 million which will take over three years to complete. The project includes extending aircraft parking facilities as part of the west and east

9 Feb, 2023 @ 13:30

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Bogus Companies Across Spain Used As Window Dressing Cut Price Waste Disposal Scam

Bogus companies across Spain used as window-dressing in waste disposal scam

THREE people are being probed by the Guardia Civil for illegally storing 700 tonnes of industrial waste via a network of bogus companies. The Guardia’s environment branch, detected the illegal accumulation of

7 Mar, 2022 @ 19:53

Crime & Law·Environment·Lead

British optician on Spain’s Costa Blanca literally putting plastic bottles in the frame

COSTA BLANCA’S popular British optician, Specsavers Ópticas, has found a way to meet demands of the fashion industry and the eco-conscious. Consequently, stylish environmentally-aware clients can choose specs specifically designed to reduce

24 Sep, 2021 @ 12:00

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

People power pushing authorities to properly promote zero waste project on Spain’s Costa Blanca

SEVEN separate organisations have joined together to lobby local authorities in their efforts to clean up the Vega Baja area of the Costa Blanca. Together, they’re proposing a Citizen Assembly to increase

25 Aug, 2021 @ 17:45

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Spanish companies investigated over industrial waste crimes

The incorrect treatment of the dangerous substances found in these devices is said to have caused the emission of more than 35,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.

19 Jul, 2021 @ 11:15

Environment·Lead·National News

Colour-coordinated bins installed at playgrounds to help kids with recycling on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ORIHUELA has now installed 68 colour-coordinated bins to help promote and simplify recycling throughout the city. Children’s play-parks in the area will feature the bright new additions in a bid to also

7 Jul, 2021 @ 18:30

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Popular British optician giving away reusable bags during ‘Plastic Free July’ on Spain’s Costa Blanca

SPECSAVERS in Guardamar del Segura are swapping unwanted plastic bags for reusable alternatives during ‘Plastic Free July’. The popular British optician is inviting the public to bring five used plastic bags into

5 Jul, 2021 @ 16:30

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Recycling from citizens in popular expat area increases five-fold over 10 years on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ORIHUELA Municipality is making huge advances in recycling with a 500% increase in little over 10 years. The area covers popular expat areas such as Cab Roig, La Zenia, Villamartin and Playa

16 Jun, 2021 @ 15:45

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Children encouraged to recycle waste with new playground bins on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ORIHUELA City Council is installing 68 new litter bins at playgrounds throughout the municipality to encourage recycling among children. The program is meant to raise awareness about the importance of waste separation.

5 May, 2021 @ 10:45

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

A recent presentation of the Reciclos scheme

REWARDING RECYCLING: Valencia unveils new yellow bin scheme that earns points for deposits

Reciclos is expected to be launched throughout Spain this year.

17 Mar, 2021 @ 11:15

Environment·Valencia·Valencian Community

GOING GREEN: Valencia region to pass law forcing shops to sell and collect reusable drinks containers

By the end of 2023, at least 10% of cans and bottles on sale at stores must be apt for their reintroduction into circulation

28 Dec, 2020 @ 15:00

Environment·Valencia·Valencian Community

Spain among top 5 EU countries for recycling clothes

SPAIN is in the top five of EU countries for most Google searches regarding recycling clothes, it has been announced.

5 Jun, 2020 @ 14:32

Environment·Lead

OPINION: If everyone understands how important protecting our planet is, then let’s just do it

IN a world where recycling plastic is becoming all the more popular, scientists at Mallorca’s University of the Balearic Islands (UIB) have provided Mother Earth with a helping hand.

1 Mar, 2020 @ 09:00

Opinion

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Door-to-door rubbish collection considered ‘pioneering’ in Spanish Costa Blanca town

PILAR de la Horadada council has chosen its own San Isidro neighbourhood to pilot a door-to-door rubbish collection scheme. Local Councillor for the Environment, Pedro Miguel Moya, said that the scheme will

29 Feb, 2020 @ 15:10

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

EXCLUSIVE: How Spain’s high fashion designers are turning recycled plastic into runway collections

As Spanish designers weave recycled plastic into their collections, PET-a-porter could become the new planet-friendly fashion trend

24 Dec, 2018 @ 10:00

La Cultura·Lead

THE LAST STRAW: EU clamps down on single-use plastics poisoning world’s oceans

EU acts to stem the plastic tide plaguing the world's oceans

4 Nov, 2018 @ 10:50

Environment·Food & Drink·Lead

Malaga launches hospitality recycling campaign on Spain’s Costa del Sol

The campaign is targeting 109 establishments along the Malaga coast

11 Aug, 2018 @ 10:00

Environment·Lead·Malaga

Groundbreaking eco Lego style plastic house factory to open in Malaga

Lego-style houses are becoming a reality, thanks to savvy Ronda-based estate agent Thorwald Bodensiek who is building one of Europe’s first recycled plastic brick factories near Malaga

4 Jun, 2017 @ 11:55

Environment·Lead·Malaga

Andalucia recycled 329 tonnes of lightbulbs last year

Andalucia reused a whopping 329 tonnes of lightbulbs last year, but the region has a way to go before matching Madrid and Catalunya.

15 Apr, 2017 @ 20:15

Environment·Lead

Axarquia’s water company commits to recycling and reducing consumption

They have pledged to improve water purification facilities at La Vinuela reservoir and waste water from the coastal municipalities.

2 Apr, 2017 @ 16:00

Environment·Lead·Malaga

Spain is rubbish at recycling, finds new report

Spain lags behind at 14th in the EU-wide rankings, which are topped by Germany, Austria and Belgium

21 Jan, 2017 @ 11:00

Environment·Lead

British recycling company fined after Spanish worker has both hands severed

Ivan Menedez had both his hands severed at the writs while cutting metal strips on an industrial baler

20 Apr, 2015 @ 16:49

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Recycled art exhibition comes to Ronda

Could your rubbish be considered a work of art?

10 Mar, 2015 @ 16:06

Environment·La Cultura

International Recycling Day a huge success in Ronda

Ronda Limpia was held on May 17, International Recycling Day

21 May, 2014 @ 14:30

Environment·Other News