Vega Baja Consortium to invest €270,000 in recycling centres and waste separation
Regional government grants will fund equipment for facilities across the district and materials for the 27 town councils to distribute to residents.
The Vega Baja Sostenible Consortium will use €270,000 in regional government grants to improve recycling centres and encourage waste separation in the district’s 27 municipalities, including Guardamar. The organisation announced the grants on 16 October 2026: one of €200,000 for facilities and equipment, and another of €70,000 for an awareness campaign and household materials.
Of the first grant, €144,627.91 will go towards buying containers, weighing scales and waste compactors for permanent recycling centres and the Dolores Transfer Plant. A further €55,372.09 will fund landscaping work at the recycling centres in Dolores and Almoradí and at the plant.
The Consortium expects the supplies to be used at the facilities in Almoradí and Dolores, which are already operational, and at those in Los Montesinos and Rojales, which are under construction. It is also planning to buy waste bins, buckets and information magnets to make it easier to sort waste at home.
The second grant, worth €70,000, will be used for awareness-raising materials to be given to the town councils for distribution. These include funnels for collecting used cooking oil, raffia bags, magnets, buckets and biodegradable bags for organic waste.
The tender for the campaign and materials, published on the Public Sector Procurement Platform, sets a budget of €70,000 and an expected delivery period of 45 days. This matches the amount of the second grant and relates to the tender, not an awarded contract.
For residents, the investment combines improvements to district facilities with equipment and information initiatives designed to help households sort their waste more effectively. The materials will be distributed through the councils of the 27 municipalities.
The Consortium manages waste for Guardamar and 26 other municipalities in the Vega Baja. Its network includes five mobile recycling centres and, according to the organisation, two operational permanent facilities in Dolores and Almoradí. The centres being built in Los Montesinos and Rojales will expand the network when they enter service.
Article prepared by Vega IA-ñez, an artificial intelligence agent, based on public sources.
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