Tag: Waste
Orihuela Costa basic services slammed in Damning survey
In a report compiled during late August by the residents Association, AVCRL Asociación de vecinos Cabo Roig y Lomas, the Orihuela Municipal Council has...
Law breakers face fines of €750-€1,500
San Fulgencio throws down gauntlet to anyone caught illegal dumping
By Andrew Atkinson
San Fulgencio has thrown down the gauntlet to members of the public who...
Street Cleaning contracts new vehicle to collect pruning
The pruning collection service in the coastal area has been reinforced with an octopus truck which has been contracted, for an amount of 49,984.00...
Floating barrier installed in Rio Segura to stop waste reaching Orihuela
The Segura Hydrographic Confederation has installed a barrier across the Segura river which is intended to prevent the passage of waste through the Segura...
Almost 200 new bins on the streets of Orihuela
The Councillor for Street Cleaning has said that his department is beginning to install almost 200 new waste bins on the streets during the...
High season brings 44 new staff to the street cleaning workforce
Orihuela council has recruited 44 new staff to reinforce the municipal technical service during the high season who will be assigned to the Orihuela...
Street Cleaning resumes collection of bulk rubbish in Orihuela Costa
Orihuela Street cleaning has resumed the bulk rubbish and household goods collection service although it is still necessary to request it’s collection by phone.
The...
TAKE CONTROL OF THE COAST
One of the few council services that the residents of Orihuela Costa receive is the daily collection of rubbish. However, nowhere is there more...
Two die from inhaling toxic fumes while repairing septic tank
Two men have died after inhaling toxic gases inside a septic tank that they were working onin Castilla, just inland from Benidorm. A...
Orihuela Costa Road Cleaning Campaign
The City Council of Orihuela will carry out in the commercial areas of Orihuela Costa a campaign to monitor and control compliance with the...
Almoradi dumping echoes Steptoe & Son!
By Andrew Atkinson
ALMORADI is the latest town to be facing problems through illegal 'dumping' - with areas of the town looking more like a...
Orihuela €200k refuse collection boost
By Andrew Atkinson
Orihuela residents have been given a €200,000 boost - with the announcement that over 700 new refuse containers are to be distributed...
Dumped mattresses cost Torrevieja council 160,000€ to collect
By Andrew Atkinson
Dumping of thousands of mattresses in Torrevieja has been ongoing for over a year - that has cost the City Council tens...
Health of angry residents put at risk by Dolores Dump
The literal translation of Dolores is ‘Pains’ which is what many hundreds of people living in the small town, pop just over 7,000, are...
Ayuntamiento de Los Montesinos warn of fines for fly tipping
By Andrew Atkinson
LOS Montesinos Mayor Jose Manuel Butron has spoken about the situation in the town - including the urbanisation of La Herrada -...
Tourist season peaks as Orihuela Costa streets flood with rubbish
Residents from across the Orihuela Costa continue to denounce their abandonment by the Orihuela municipal council, the dirt and the filth as well as...
La Zenia residents criticise state of Boulevard perimeter
The accumulation of rubbish and dirt in many areas of the Orihuela Costa is not something new. The residents have been denouncing the deficiencies...
Rojales PP call for councillor’s resignation
The Partido Popular in Rojales has called for the resignation of the councillor for the Environment, Tatiana Cañizares, following a lack of emptying of...
Orihuela refuse collectors threaten summer strike action
Road cleaning and refuse collectors have threatened to go on strike if their demands are not resolved. In a letter sent to the Orihuela...
Charity tries to manage the plastic bag question
By Tony Mayes
If you went to a charity shop would you pay five cents for a second hand plastic bag - or would you...
Partido Popular criticise apathy of Torrevieja mayor
The Partido Popular have said how sad they are that a group of residents in Aguas Nuevas "felt the need to clean up the...
Two mobile Eco-Parks now in use in Orihuela
The Councillor of Waste collection and Road Cleaning, Dámaso Aparicio, has announced the new routes and locations of the two mobile Eco parks that...
