A total of 12,178 households in Girona, 25% of the total, will pay more for the waste fee in 2026, while 35,550 homes, 75%, will see their bill reduced. The new fee register was approved last Friday by the local Governing Board and establishes a system that links the amount to the use of smart containers or door-to-door.
The rise will affect small flats with insufficient use of the system
The increase will be applied to homes smaller than 70 square meters that do not habitually use the smart container card or the door-to-door collection system. The City Council considers that there is good use when the home uses the card at least 24 times per semester or uses the bins of the door-to-door system.
The deputy mayor and councilor for Resource Management and Citizen Services, Sílvia Aliu, defended the review of the census and stressed that "it is good news" that the rate drops for 75% of households.
"It is good news" - Sílvia Aliu, deputy mayor and councillor for Resource Management and Citizen Services
Minimum and maximum amounts expected for 2026
For households that make good use of the system, the minimum amount in homes up to 70 square meters and with water consumption of up to 40 cubic meters annually will be 191 euros in 2026. In contrast, for homes with insufficient use of the service, the minimum will be 263 euros and the maximum will reach 526 euros.
At the other extreme, the maximum price for homes of more than 300 square meters and with a consumption exceeding 130 cubic meters of water per year will be 382 euros in 2026.
Payment schedule and revenue forecast
The voluntary payment period will remain open between May 4 and July 6. For domiciled receipts, the charges will be passed on May 5, July 6, and October 5.
The municipal forecast is to collect 17.971.088,67 euros with this fee, compared to an estimated total cost of 18 million euros for the waste collection, transport, and treatment service during 2026.
The City Council links the reduction to recycling
The current selective collection in Girona stands at 60%. Aliu remarked that reducing waste positively impacts the City Council's costs, in a context where the consistory seeks to adjust the fee to the behavior of each household and consolidate the use of controlled separation and contribution systems.
"Reducing waste positively impacts on the costs of the City Council" - Sílvia Aliu, deputy mayor and councillor for Resource Management and Citizen Services
With this scheme, Girona will maintain in 2026 a rate modulated by surface area, water consumption and service usage habits, with majority reductions for those who prove continuous use of smart containers or door-to-door and with increases for households that fall below that threshold.