Where can I take a van with building waste ?

Posted: Thu Aug 6, 2020 2:02pm

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I’m driving to our apartment in Punta Prima next month, in my van, with a plan to renovate the bathroom. It will involve removing all the old tiles, and then a bit of plastering and fitting a new bathroom. There are general waste bins provided by the community and I think emptied every day. However, I don’t think it would go down too well if I filled them with by building waste !! Can anyone tell me where I can take this waste in my van, to dispose of it properly? I struggle to take my van to a tip in the UK as they think it’s trade waste. I’ve no idea how it works in Spain. Any help appreciated. (I don’t want a skip. Nowhere to put it).

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Posted: Fri Aug 7, 2020 2:58pm

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Posted: Fri Aug 7, 2020 2:58pm

Most towns have an EcoPark, which is effectively a recycling/waste disposal centre. Depending upon the Ajuntamiento, the opening hours may vary tremendously; they are not necessarily open 9 - 5. For instance our local facility is only open 4 days with wildly differing hours and even then, usually only for a couple of hours.

Currently also, there may be Covid related problems; we may no longer just turn up at ours, a specific appointment is mandatory and is running about a 10 day delay atm. Your best solution is to make enquiries at your local Ajuntamiento; you will also have to provide proof of local residence =- ie Padron, to prevent ‘outsiders’ just dumping stuff.