Itsasondo
INHABITANTS
660
AREA
9 km²
SECTOR
Industry
WASTE DATA
47,63 Kg
Amount of non-recyclable waste generated per inhabitant per year.
85 %
Selective collection
100 %
Percentage of organic waste directly composted by inhabitants
PREVENTION
Recyclable glasses, plates and cutlery are used at all events and celebrations.
Reusable tupperware has been distributed to local residents.
ORGANIC WASTE
All the organic waste is handled and processed in the municipality. All the residents take their organic waste to public compost locations. The photograph shows one of these community composters
The Town Hall employees are in charge of the entire composting procedure, from aerating organic matter at public compost locations and removing unwanted substances from compost to transporting and sifting compost, as well as sending compost samples off for analysis. Compost is also distributed among local residents who may request it for use in their vegetable patches and gardens. The photograph shows two employees sifting compost to monitor its ageing process.
PLASTIC, PAPER AND THE UNSEGREGATED WASTE
Unsegregated waste, plastics, as well as paper and cardboard are picked up via door-to-door service. As the photograph shows, wastebaskets are usually left for pick-up by the residences’ front doors.
SEGREGATED WASTE: GLASS, BATTERIES, CLOTHES, OIL…
All these waste fractions are collected in the containers placed for this purpose within town limits.
URBAN TRASH CANS
All the trash cans in Itsasondo are designed to differentiate waste.
EXPANDING THE MODEL OF ITSASONDO
