Aduna
INHABITANTS
472
AREA
6,9 km²
SECTOR
Industry
WASTE DATA
36.50 Kg
Amount of non-recyclable waste generated per inhabitant per year.
%60,6
Selective collection
%100
Percentage of organic waste directly composted by inhabitants.
PREVENTION
Recyclable glasses, plates and cutlery are used at all events and celebrations.
ORGANIC WASTE
Aduna is a “zero-waste” town as it handles and processes all the organic waste it produces. The waste is collected at two public compost locations set up within town limits, as well as at smaller individual composters placed near the residences that have vegetable patches and gardens.
UNSEGREGATED WASTE
Within town limits, unsegregated waste is picked up door-to-door by municipal workers once a week. Outside the town limits, residents leave their unsegregated waste in containers hung on hooks and labelled with the names of their respective residences. The hooks are installed in small recycling cabins for collecting all types of waste. The types are clearly labelled to ensure that all the households segregate their residue accordingly.
SEGREGATED WASTE: PLASTICS, PAPER, GLASS, BATTERIES, CLOTHES, OIL…
Within town limits, segregated waste is placed in the usual recycling containers. As for rural dwellers, they take their segregated waste to purpose-built recycling cabins. Municipal workers are in charge of transporting segregated waste to the town’s usual containers thus facilitating recycling in rural areas. Clothes and used cooking oil are collected in containers within town limits. Waste segregation is required by law.
URBAN TRASH CANS
All the trash cans in Aduna are designed to differentiate waste.
PRIZES
Aduna was awarded the Conama prize for being a sustainable town in November 2013.
EXPANDING THE MODEL OF ADUNA
