The garbage rate is aimed at financing Waste Collection and Management Services In the respective cities. This tribute is thought of Law 7/2022, April 8th, contaminated waste and soil for a circular economyIt was combined with it Three -year period Municipalities, therefore, determine their collection, transport, treatment, maintenance of landscapes and propaganda.
The law is compatible with the proposal Union Within its standard agenda, members needed They are 55% recycling and recycling The waste for this 2025 is a percentage of one percent to be increased to 65% by 2035. In principle, the deadline for installing this rate It will end tomorrow, April 8, 2025. However, to reflect in the spaniard pocket, each municipality has a specific date.
What municipalities will be affected by the trash line?
The law rules it All municipalities of more than 5,000 people They need to be fitted with the garbage rate. In this sense, some municipalities have to create a IPI independent tribute; Others must evaluate whether the current costs are covered with current sizes. If not, municipalities have Change the rate In accordance with that standard.
OCU issued a report on December 2024 The majority of the circles in Spain are marked by the amount of garbage bills and the large price differences in the same responsibility in this area. In most cases that A variable amount Other important issues, according to criteria, such as Catastral value, streets, congregation registered people.
There are three cities today, Bajos, Los Palmas de Grania, and MalagaThey have no specific debris yet to pay for their administration. The rest of the people charge it, but The differences are bad. For example, in Barcelona, San Sebastian, Jerona, Granada and Pamplona have exceeded 140 euros, while in Sorey or Aligand, they have not reached 30 euros.
How much should we pay for the new garbage rate?
Study OCUOn average, The annual cost of the garbage rate is 84.64 euros. However, the amount should be increased in the first semester of 2025. How it is calculated depends on each town hall. There are cities in Standard rates, That is, all the houses pay the same indifference in the waste that creates. As for large cities, the line may be subject to Category The street is, Costume (By spaces), the Water consumption.
MadridFor example, the city council has decided to establish a new line based on two criteria: According to the Catastral value of each property, a standard cost of 81% and the remaining 19% will be paid Depending on each neighborhood and the waste it creates.
Local Hesindas Act That says that The passive material of the trash rate In other words, the resident of the house or local is the benefit of the urban solid waste collection service, its treatment and elimination. In this context, Madrid mayor, Jose Louis Martinez-AlmidaHe has warned that many owners can Change the cost of the tenant line
When is the trash rate in effect?
Timeline of municipalities to change or create this rate This is next Thursday, April 10, 2025. However, the practical use of the rate varies according to each municipality. In Madrid, City Council has announced that the first receipts of garbage fees will be sent to homeowners As of July 2025. In Kedaf, its mayor announced that this rate would be charged “in September every year”.
For its part, the Alkale de Heneraz City Council He has sent a letter to his neighboring countries in which he explains that next municipalities such as water costs and other municipalities Alkorgan, Funelaprada, Torejan de Artos, or BarlaMay be the fee To think about In different installments.
The municipalities about the garbage rate today Batjos It will come into effect on April 1, and there will be an average of 90 euros per year; In Los Palmas de Grania It will start charging in 2026; And inside Malaga It is expected to come to September.
