Mataró City Council has put out to tender a €175 million contract for municipal street cleaning and selective waste collection services. The eight-year agreement, which runs until 2034, is set to increase staff and machinery, add more containers and vehicles, and introduce new neighbourhood green points.
The contract was approved in an extraordinary plenary session on 18 May. The local government, made up of PSC and En Comú Podem, and Junts voted in favour. The PP abstained, while VOX, ERC and CUP voted against it. The decision follows earlier discussions about the possible municipalisation of the service.
Officials said the new provisions are intended to meet residents’ needs for accessibility and 24-hour availability, comply with selective waste collection rules and fair taxation, and adapt the service to new social and climatic conditions.
The plan includes a significant increase in staff, with 13 more workers to reach 68 people dedicated to street cleaning. The number of machines will rise by eight, to 12. For the seafront and beaches, specific machinery will be renewed, services expanded and extra support provided during holidays such as Sant Joan and Les Santes.
For selective waste collection, the council says the future service will provide accessible containers day and night, using different models depending on neighbourhood needs. It will also involve community participation to help put the system in place. The agreement includes new anti-vandalism containers with greater capacity, a sustainable vehicle fleet, 69% of it electric, and more pre-collection and container-cleaning teams, with an additional 37 workers.
The commercial waste collection service will also expand, and an extra team will handle bulky item collection from homes. The city will continue using closed containers for domestic oil, plus the network of containers and partner shops for second-hand clothing. The new Circular Economy Park is also part of the plan, with the aim of reducing waste generation. Three more green points will be created in Cerdanyola, Rocafonda and Pla d'en Boet-Eixample, alongside a fixed clean point on Carrer Galícia in La Llàntia and two mobile green point vans that will travel across the city on a set schedule.