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Recycling in Spain

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  • Where do sheets of paper, envelopes and notebooks without metallic elements go?
    Blue Recycle Bin
  • Where do Residues from small cures: band-aids, tape, gauze, bandages, or cotton go?
    Standard trash
  • Where do juice or milk bricks go?
    Yellow Recycle Bin!
  • Where do plastics that are not containers, wrappers or packaging go?: dolls, toothbrushes, razors...
    Yellow Recycle Bin
  • Can pizza boxes be recycled?
    It depends. Not if they are dirty.
  • What do we do with Electronics, Electronic Equipment, or Household Items?
    Take them to the Clean Point!
  • Where do Glass Bottles go?
    Green Dome Recycle Bin
  • Newspapers, magazines, comics, cardboard, paper or cardboard packaging goes into the...
    Blue Recycle Bin
  • Where does household cleaning waste go?: sweeping dust, hair, vacuum cleaner bags...
    Standard trash
  • Metal containers such as tin cans and aluminum cans of soft drinks, beer, preserves, or aluminum trays go into the...
    Yellow Recycle Bin
  • Where do CDs, DVDs, video tapes and cassettes go?
    Clean point
  • What do we do with used cooking oil?
    Oil Recycle Bin. Collect it in a plastic bottle. Pouring used cooking oil down the drain can cause a series of problems, including clogging pipes.
  • Where does kitchen aluminum foil go?
    Yellow Recycle Bin
  • Where do paper towels and paper napkins go?
    Organic or waste bins. Never in the Blue Recycle Bin, even if clean.
  • Where do fluorescents and light bulbs go?
    The luminaires can be taken to the store in which they were purchased or to the clean point.
  • Where do we throw mirrors?
    Standard trash
  • Cab we throw the metal lids to jars in the Green Recycle Bins?
    No! It's not glass.
  • Can dirty paper or cardboard be recycled?
    No! The paper cannot be recycled because the paper fibers will not be able to be separated from the oils during the pulping process.
  • What do we do with batteries?
    To a clean point or battery collection point. There is usually a battery collection point at the entrance of the local grocery stores, like Mercadona and Dia.