• Use of public rubbish and recycling bins.
• Eco parks and recycling centres
• Free Recyclable waste collection service
• Other ways to dispose of unwanted furniture, clothes, household items, waste newspapers.

Use of public rubbish and recycling bins.

Due to the high summer temperatures, public refuse is collected on a daily basis and residents are requested to tie their refuse up into bags to avoid the odours of rotting food waste. It is actually illegal to put refuse into the rubbish bins before 9.30 at night and carries a hefty fine.A huge amount of the rubbish we throw away is actually recyclable, and residents are asked to put these materials into the correct containers.

Glass bottles and jars go into the green receptacles.

Newspapers, magazines, flattened cardboard and any other scraps of paper go into the yellow bin.

Plastics, including water and pop bottles,( please flatten if possible) milk and fruit juice cartons, detergent bottles, shampoo bottles, tins, plastic wrappers and packaging go into the blue containers.

Green garden waste goes into dedicated green waste containers for composting. Efforts are being made to introduce more into the area.

There are dedicated orange bins in some supermarkets to collect waste cooking oil.

Clothes and shoes can be deposited in silver bins with dark blue lids on, which are dotted around in more populated areas.

Eco parks and recycling centres

Items such as batteries, tyres, small furniture, mattresses, building waste, clothes, toys, garden waste and paint tins can be disposed of in the various ecoparks around the area.

They’re also a great place to find things!!

Alhama de Murcia

Parque Industrial Alhama, parcela 1, Camino de la Estacion de transferencia de residuous. Tel 686 615 327

Cartagena

2 parks

La Asomada.Paraje Los Molinos Gallegos, tel 968 522 050

La Vaguada Calle Vina del Mar, tel 968 522 050

Mazarron

Situated on the Aguilas road at the Paraje Las Pedreras Viejas . From Camposol, head down towards Mazarron, turn right at the steamroller roundabout, and drive towards Aguilas for about 2km. The centre is on the right hand side and is open  from 8am to 1pm, Monday to Saturday. Telephone 968 590 119

Totana

Camino del Bosque – next to the railway station.

Open

Winter hours - Monday Saturday 10am-2pm and 4pm to 7.30pm

Summer hours Monday to Saturday 10am -2pm and 6pm to 9.30pm

Telephone 968 42 57 41

Torre Pacheco

Avenida Gerardo Molina – next to the railway station

Tel 968 585 830

Free Recyclable waste collections

A mobile Ecopark service operates around the region collecting all manner of items, including cooking oils, batteries, fluorescent tubes, metals, clothes, shoes, electrical items, cables ,glass, paper, toys, paint residues and tins, and unused medication.

The route is;

Tuesday

Bolnuevo – next to the bus stop 7.15am – 8.15am

El Alamillo – next to the commercial centre 8.15am – 9.15

Los Lorentes – in the main street 9.15am – 10.15am

Las Balsicas – camino de la Iglesia 10.15am – 11.15am

Canadas del Romero – social centre 11.15am- 12.15am

Wednesday

Canada de Gallego – medical centre 7.15am – 8.15am

Camposol commercial centre 8.15am-9.15am

Country Club – next to the bar 9.15am – 10.15am

Other ways to dispose of unwanted

items, furniture, clothes, shoes, toys,

 building materials and tiles.

Local Charities.

The Good samaritan, El Hogar del buen Samaritano.

Based at Molinos Marfagones, they will collect quantities of furniture and household goods. They provide food for more than 300 people daily and offer overnight accommodation for the homeless.

They runa Rastro based in Molinos Marfagones- look for the white windmill on the left hand side just outside of Molinos heading towards Cartagena and you've found them.

They sell anything they can from this location to raise money to buy food.

Tel number for collections 968 16 86 44

Several charities will be very happy to remove easily transportable small items of furniture and items which are suitable for re-sale either at their boot sale fundraisers or in their charity shops.

Smaller items can be taken to the boot fair at Canadas del Romero which is now on every Sunday, where there are several charities who will be delighted to relieve you of any unwanted items. (The main weekends still being the first and third Sunday of the month.)

Saint Nicholas Ecumenical Church will collect items for sale on their stand at the Cañadas Del Romero boot sale on the 3^rd Sunday each month. They also have an outlet for any unwanted furniture. Please call Rev Len Eaton on 968 138 952.

Noah’s Arc will collect, but please understand that all their workers are volunteers, so don’t call them out to donate a pair of shoes!

Noah’s Arc Tel 968 154 507, Jean.

Shops in Fuente Alamo and Puerto de Mazarron.

Avenue Tierna

Galvan edificio

Bahia mar

Bloque A Bajo 14

30860

Puerto de Mazarron

Calle San Rogue 5

Fuente Alamo

30320

Caritas.

Church of San Jose, Puerto de Mazarron, just off the Avenida Dr Meca, in the small streets opposite the covered market.

This charity will accept clothes, small household items, foodstuffs and bedding. They distribute free of charge to needy families in the area. The centre  accepts goods Mondays 5-6.30 and distributes them on Tuesdays from 5-6.30. They will accept oranges etc in bags, as long as they will keep until the next day.

They are always desperate for basic foodstuffs as they give freely to needy local families, receive no funding from the local council and are regularly helping to feed more than 40 local families. many immigrants fall out side of the social system and receive no help at all from the government when they lose their jobs working in agriculture and construction. Evictions are commonplace in spain, families literally just being left on the street. Basic foodstuffs such as rice, flour, cooking oil, sugar, tinned tuna, tinned tomatoes, jars of beans and lentils are always desperately needed.

Reading Glasses.

The local Lions collect unwanted reading glasses for recycling. If you have any glasses that are no longer required, please email Mervyn Booth  mervynbooth@terra.es or call on 968 163 082 to arrange collection or for a list of drop off points.

Glasses can also be given to the Lions representative outside The Bali Hi Bar, Camposol Commercial Sector B on a saturday morning from 11am-1pm or brought along to any lions events.

Plants, Flowerpots, plastic bags and eggboxes.

There are several Rastros , or Christian charities which will collect saleable furniture for re-sale in their Cartagena shops.

Rastro Remar

Calle Floridablanca16

30310

Los Dolores

Tel 968 316 413

Furniture collection , commercial

Mike’s Exchange, Las Palas.

Mike will purchase and collect second hand furniture, or remove saleable items free of charge if they have a low value. His unit in Las Palas is open for the purchase, or exchange  of second hand furniture on Saturday mornings. Call 968 159 188 or 660 359 922.