Waste and recycling in Girona

Girona has three types of waste disposal system depending on the area:

• Permanent smart bins
• Temporary smart bins (in the Barri Vell)
• Porta a porta ("door to door")

Types of bins in Girona

Permanent smart bins

Some areas of Girona have permanent contenidors intellgents (smart bins). There are three types of smart bin:

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  Main bin (grey) for throwing paper, plastic, glass, or general trash, depending on the day of the week
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  Organic bin (brown) for throwing organic waste (food, leaves, flowers).. Waste must be in a compostable bag.
• 
  Sanitary bin for throwing sanitary waste (pads, diapers, masks)

To check where specific items go, use the Catalan Government’s tool: residuonvas.cat More info: residus.gencat.cat

Temporary smart bins

Smart bin in Barri Vell

The Barri Vell has smart bins that are only there from between 8 and 10 PM. After 10 PM, trucks come to take the bins away until the next day.

Emergency bins

There are also emergency bins if you need to dispose of waste outside of hours of the smart bins. See Emergency waste areas

Cards

Bin card

A card is needed to open the bins.

Your card gives you access to:

• All smart bins in Girona (regardless of neighborhood)
• Temporary waste areas
• Emergency disposal points
• Deixalleries

More info: City waste portal

How to get a card

If you don’t have your card yet for the smart bins, pick it up at one of these locations:

Location	Address	Opening hours
Office for Sustainability	Carrer dels Ciutadans, 4	Monday to Friday: 10 am – 2 pm
OSGRE Fontajau	Carrer d’Antoni Varés i Martinell, 7	Monday: 9 am – 2 pm, 4 pm – 8 pm Friday: 9 am – 2 pm
OSGRE Carme–Vista Alegre	Carrer del Carme, 123	Tuesday: 9 am – 2 pm, 4 pm – 8 pm Saturday: 10 am – 2 pm
OSGRE Sant Narcís	Carrer de Santiago Rusiñol, 12	Tuesday and Thursday: 9 am – 2 pm

You can also call 972 485 591 or email osgre@ajgirona.cat.

How to open the bins

Tap your card on the bin and you should hear a click, indicating the bin has unlocked.

If your bin doesn’t open:

• Test your card on another bin to find out if you card or the bin isn't working.
• If the card fails, visit the OSGRE office with your ID or waste tax document to get a replacement.
• If the bin is faulty, report it to OSGRE.

If a bin is full:

• try flattening items like boxes or packaging
• use the next nearest bin

Other info about the cards

Lost cards can be replaced at OSGRE:

• Email: osgre@ajgirona.cat
• Phone: 972 485 591

When moving homes, return your current card. It is linked to the address, not the individual. Request a new card for your new residence at OSGRE.

Other waste

Some waste can't be thrown into the bins. This includes:

Other waste

Waste type	Disposal method	Notes
Used cooking oil	Deixalleria	Mobile recycling units also available: Mobile unit calendar
Large garden waste (branches, trunks)	Deixalleria	Cannot be placed in household bins.
Bulky/oversized waste	Deixalleria or free home pickup	Schedule free pickup by calling 972 244 400

Bulky and oversized items

For bulky/oversized items (like furniture), call 972 244 400 to arrange the place and day of the free collection. The waste must be left on the street from 8 PM, at the location agreed with the company when you make the call. The collection service will take place the following morning.

Batteries

Most supermarkets have containers near the entrance where you can dispose of used batteries.

Deixalleries

Girona has two deixalleries (waste collection centers) where residents can drop off waste. This includes waste that can't be thrown in regular trash, including electronics, batteries, cooking oil, and furniture. Private individuals can bring waste for free, within limits. Businesses are only allowed to bring only under specific conditions, with quantity limits and sometimes fees.

You must present a deixalleria card (targeta deixalleria) to enter. This can be the same card you use to open the smart bins.

There are two deixalleries in Girona:

Name	Address	Phone	Opening hours
Deixalleria de Girona	Carrer Joan Torró i Cabratosa, 7–11 (Mas Xirgu Industrial Area)	972 244 400	Monday to Saturday: 9 am – 8 pm Sunday: 10 am – 2 pm
Deixalleria Sarrià de Ter (Deixalleria Comarcal)	Carrer Puigmal s/n – Sarrià de Ter (Pla de’n Xuncla Industrial Area)	972 171 981	Monday to Saturday: 10 am – 2 pm & 4 pm – 7 pm Sunday: Closed

What you can bring

No quantity limit

• Glass
• Paper and cardboard
• Clothes and textiles
• Small household electrical items
• Medicines (from private households)

With limits

• Used cooking oil: up to 100 litres/month
• Batteries: 5 units/year
• Fluorescent tubes: 20 units/year
• Tyres:
  • Private users: 5 per year
  • Businesses: 10 per quarter
• Construction rubble: 0.5 m³
• Garden waste: 1 m³
• Bulky items: 2 m³
• Mattresses: 4 per year

Some hazardous or special waste (e.g. solvents, aerosols, refrigerants, mineral oils) also have limits.

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  The bin for broken furniture at the Deixalleria de Girona
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  The bin for small electrical items at the Deixalleria de Girona
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  Rules of the Deixalleria de Girona

Mobile deixalleries

Girona also has mobile deixalleries (deixalleria mòbils) which are only there for a week or two and then change location. They are open from 10 AM to 6 PM.

Mobile Deixalleria

You can find the locations at https://web.girona.cat/netejairesidus/deixalleria/mobil.

Useful websites and contact information

• Ajuntament webpage for waste and recycling in Girona: https://girona.cat/residus
• Ajuntament's "app" for waste and recycling: https://appgirona.fccma.com
• Phone number of Girona Recicla: 972 485 591
• Email: osgre@ajgirona.cat