Eco Equip has launched this Monday a new smart container system in the Vista Alegre urbanization, in Terrassa, with the aim of improving selective waste collection. The measure applies to the rest fractions, in the grey container, and organic, in the brown container.
The model has been operating since last February in the neighborhoods of Can Palet de Vista Alegre and Can Gonteres. Now it extends to Vista Alegre with a system based on high-efficiency closed containers that are activated by an individual electronic card assigned to each resident. By bringing the card closer to the reader, the container allows the opening of the lid.
Access with card and permanent service
The electronic lock guarantees the operation of the service 24 hours a day and 365 days a year. The implementation focuses on the organic and residual fractions to improve waste separation and reduce contaminants.
Organic matter represents about 40% of the waste generated in households. Therefore, the closure of the brown container seeks to encourage its correct use and prevent waste that does not correspond to that fraction from being deposited. In parallel, the closure of the gray container aims to limit its use, since the waste thrown in it is not recycled and ends up in the controlled landfill.
Change of location on Cuba street
In Vista Alegre, one of the container batteries has also been relocated to improve its location and prevent wild boar access. The battery that was located on Cuba Street number 3 has been moved to Cuba Street number 22.
At this new point, the surroundings have been conditioned to facilitate collection, with the surface concreted and a lowering of the sidewalk. In the coming days, a protective wooden railing will also be installed to prevent access by animals.
Objective to increase selective collection
"One of the great challenges that we set ourselves this 2026 with Eco Equip is to advance in the modernization of material resources and the optimization of selective collection in the city" - Xavier Cardona, deputy mayor and councilor for Cleaning and Waste
Cardona has also highlighted that Terrassa leads among the large cities with the best results in selective collection in Catalonia, with almost 45%, even above Barcelona, which stands at 41.6%.
"We have our sights set on the goal of reaching 60% selective collection by 2030" - Xavier Cardona, deputy mayor and councilor for Cleaning and Waste
The municipal official has stressed that collection models with identification, such as smart containers, are a key tool to advance in that direction because they incentivize source separation, improve citizen co-responsibility and allow increasing selective collection rates. The municipal horizon involves reaching 60% by 2030, in line with the European waste directive.