Berriatua

INHABITANTS

1.245

AREA

20 km²

SECTOR

Industry
WASTE DATA

237 Kg

Amount of non-recyclable waste generated per inhabitant per year.

43 %

Selective collection

15.000 Kg

Percentage of organic waste directly composted by inhabitants.

PREVENTION

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Recyclable glasses are used at all events and celebrations.

ORGANIC WASTE

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Part of the organic waste is handled at public compost locations set up within town limits. The image above shows a public composting area located in one of the town’s neighbourhoods.
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Another part of the organic fraction is managed with smaller individual composters placed in the residences that have vegetable patches and gardens.

ORGANIC, PAPER, PLASTIC, GLASS, BATTERIES, CLOTHES, OIL…

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All these waste fractions are collected in containers placed for this purpose within town limits.

URBAN TRASH CANS

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All the trash cans in Berriatua are designed to differentiate waste.