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Rubbish! Big spender fails to keep the residents happy
• 03 May 2007 •
 MALAGA spends more than 50 per cent more per head of population than other Spanish cities on keeping the city clean, but residents are generally dissatisfied with the results. This is revealed in a report by the Organisation for Consumers and Users (OCU) following a survey of 6,171 residents in 56 Spanish cities, with Malaga residents in particular criticising the amount of dog excrement and abandoned cars in streets, saying nothing has changed over the last four years.
Malaga Town Hall spends an average of 65 euros per resident and provides a rubbish bin for every 47 inhabitants in attempts to keep city streets, parks, gardens and playgrounds clean. The average spend by Spanish cities is 41 euros. Report statistics reveal that although around half of all Malaga residents recycle rubbish in their own homes, they feel the frequency of collections for glass, paper and cardboard, as well as plastics, is inadequate.
Additionally, there are no specific containers to separate organic material, a project under consideration by many town halls.
However, the report says that the city has enough recycling containers for the residents, including one for glass for every 517 residents, and a paper and cardboard recycling container for every 508 residents.
In Sevilla, Cordoba, Tarragona and Valladolid, the report states a selective home collection system has already been established.
The survey also reveals that 61 per cent of Malaga residents do not know about specific containers where dangerous domestic items, including some paints and aerosol cans, can be disposed of, and only nine per cent use them.
Overall, the OCU says that the cities studied need to show “greater efforts in collecting and disposing of residues and to increase staffing and cleaning services.” |  Return to Top
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