The selective collection rate in the Girona regions has risen slightly to 47.5% of the waste generated, but it is still below the threshold set by the European Union (which set 50% for 2020). In figures, there are 217,979 tons (which means 253 kilos per inhabitant and year).
By region, Gironès and Garrotxa are the ones that recycle the most; and on the contrary, Alt Empordà and La Selva are those that register the worst data.
The director of the Waste Agency of Catalonia (ARC), Isaac Peraire, assures that the municipalities that recycle the most are those that have implemented door-to-door systems or smart containers, and he is already advancing that, now, it is in large towns and in cities move towards "high efficiency models". "The current collection systems have already reached their maximum," he emphasizes.
Compared to 2021, in the region the selective index has risen more than one point - then it was 46.39% - but it is still below the standards set by the European Union. However, this is not homogeneous by region, because there are two that are above the EU threshold. They are, specifically, Gironès (53.53%) and Garrotxa (52.44%). The director of the ARC explains that this is also due to "the effort" that the regional councils have made to extend the card container systems or door-to-door collection.
In these two counties, they are Pla de l'Estany (49.11%), Baix Empordà (48.42%) and Ripollès (47.79%). Although they do not meet the standards set by Brussels, all three are above the selective collection average in Catalonia (which in 2022 was 45.33%).
For the director of the ARC, as is happening in the rest of the country, when it comes to turning these percentages around, what is needed is for large municipalities and cities to "do their homework" and commit to implementing "systems." efficient selective collection.
Isaac Peraire gives Girona, Banyoles or Olot as examples, but also other coastal municipalities such as Blanes, Platja d'Aro or Lloret de Mar. For the director of the Agency, "it is no excuse" to be a coastal town, because you can also implement efficient systems that involve tourists when managing the waste they generate (and separating them selectively).
