Rubbish Collection & Recycling

Rubbish collection services are provided by the Consorcio de Basura Almanzora Levante. ie. NOT the town hall. Their offices are located in Avda 28 de Febero, nº30, 04800 ALBOX (Almería), between Dia Supermarket and the BP garage. They are open to the public: from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. 

Their website is: Consorcio de Basura where you can download forms to change the name of the person who receives the bill (cambio de titularidad), request to pay via your bank account (domiciliación de pago) or ask for another bin (Solicitud de Contenedor), among other things.

They provide the following containers in various locations and empty them on a regular basis:

Yellow Bins:

Plastic bottles (drinks, mineral water, detergents, fabric softeners, plastic bags, yoghurt pots, plastic food containers etc). Metal Tins (Drinks and beer, food tins etc) and Cartons (milk, juices, soup and other types of food such as sugar, vegetables....)

Blue Bins:

All types of cartons such as breakfast cereals, biscuits, shoe boxes, frozen food containers, paper bags, cardboard and paper such as wrapping paper, newspapers, magazines etc.

Disposing of household items (furniture, white goods)

Householders are permitted to deposit furniture or household items next to the rubbish containers for collection on certain days of the month. In Albox this is currently the 14th and 29th of each month. Items should be deposited next to the bins the DAY BEFORE collection is due.

IT IS NOT PERMITTED TO DEPOSIT ANYTHING OTHER THAN HOUSEHOLD ITEMS NEXT TO THE BINS. NO BUILDING RUBBLE, NO GARDEN WASTE.

Garden Waste

Take it to the Recycling Center (see below) or burn it during the times of the year when fires are permitted. It is NOT permitted to dump garden waste next to the bins. You risk a fine if you are caught doing so.

The burning of garden waste is absolutely forbidden between the months of June and October, inclusive. Take it to the Punto Limpio!

Recycling Center (PUNTO LIMPIO)
Location (google maps) : Punto Limpio Albox

Opening Hours: Mon - Friday 08.00 - 14.00 and 15.30 to 18.30
CLOSED Sat - Sun

What can I bring to the Recycling Center

Householders can bring the following items to the recycling center FREE OF CHARGE:

• Paper and Cardboard
• Containers (Cartons, Plastic,cans)
• Glass
• Rubble and residue of minor building works
• Electrical appliances
• Electronics and Computing equipment
• Furniture and household goods
• Textiles (clothes and footware)
• Garden cuttings and waste
• Domestic vegetable oil
• Batteries
• Fluorescent tubes and lightbulbs
• Aerosols
• Ink jet toners and cartridges
• x-rays
• Contaminated plastic and metal containers (paints, solvents)

Admissible Quantities

The following table sets out the permitted limits for each category of waste. You are permitted to dump waste in each category twice a month. You may be asked to provide your NIE number depending on the type of waste being deposited (eg. electrical goods). If you exceed these limits you may be charged a fee: