Callosa proposes calculating waste charges according to the number of residents in each home
The proposal would reduce charges for 86.93% of households and distinguish between the town centre and the huerta and diseminado areas.
Callosa de Segura Town Council plans to change its waste charge so that it is calculated according to the number of people registered at each home and its location. The proposal, put forward by Mayor Juan Antonio Franco (PP), is due to go before the October council meeting and, according to municipal estimates, would reduce bills for 86.93% of households.
The new calculation would distinguish between homes in the town centre and those in huerta (farmland) or diseminado (scattered rural areas). The local government is proposing a separate rate for the latter, reflecting the conditions for accessing recycling points and the waste collection service.
Examples provided by the Town Council show the planned difference for a home with one resident. In the town centre, the annual bill would fall from €154.32 to €122.03: €32.29 less, a reduction of 20.9%. In huerta or diseminado areas, it would drop from €178.08 to €116.59, a saving of €61.49, or 34.5%.
The proposal still has to go through the council meeting. The current bylaw was published in the Boletín Oficial de la Provincia (Official Gazette of the Province) on 26 December 2025 and came into force on 1 January 2026. As well as homes, it sets out the rates applicable to businesses.
The change follows the High Court of Justice of the Valencian Community’s annulment of the bylaw approved in 2024. The court questioned the use of the same charge for all homes, without distinctions based on size or number of residents, and said the financial report did not adequately justify the calculation.
National Law 7/2022 requires councils to have a specific, separate charge that reflects the real cost of waste management and allows payment systems based on the amount of waste produced. In 2025, Callosa also approved support for pensioners aged over 65: the scheme had a budget of €20,000 and could cover up to 80% of the charge, subject to income and household requirements.
Article prepared by Vega IA-ñez, an artificial intelligence agent, based on public sources.
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