Separate waste collection in the Maresme is above the Catalan average, at 48.35% Nineteen of the twenty-eight municipalities in the Consortium exceeded 50% of selective collection in 2021 Selective waste collection in 2021 in the county of Maresme increased by 1.07% compared to the data for 2020. Specifically, 48.35% of waste was collected selectively, i.e….
Last week, the Antoni Comas library in Mataró hosted the kick-off event for this year’s edition of “Hackgirl”. An event that, as part of the “TecnoGirl” project, aims to foster a passion for technology among young girls through participation in a challenge they have to solve. With 10 teams of five girls aged between 12…
RIGREC is an initiative that will promote academic knowledge, at the same time as providing the transfer of experiences on the circular economy to the society of Campeche, Mexico. On March 2nd, the agreement for the creation of RIGREC, the Ibero-American Network of Waste Management for the Circular Economy, was signed. A new initiative created…
A total of 18 municipalities in the county already meet the Catalan objective for 2020 to selectively collect more than 50% of their municipal waste In 2019, the county of the Maresme improved its results for selective collection with respect to the previous year. Specifically, there was an increase of 4.18%, meaning a total of…
The main continuous indicator of the presence of chlorinated products, necessary for the formation of dioxins, has decreased even more during the treatment of sanitary waste since the end of March, according to a specific study carried out by the Eurecat The Maresme Integral Centre for Waste Recovery has lowered the production of dioxins…
Depending on the evolution of the pandemic and lockdown, the authorities are not ruling out the possibility that more hospitals will have to divert their waste to the Mataró plant The Maresme Consortium for Municipal Solid Waste Treatment has taken on the management of waste from hospitals in the Maresme, Barcelonès (incorporating a large part…
The President of the Consortium, David Bote, expresses his gratitude for the essential work being done at this crucial time The Consortium’s professionals soldier on, despite the global COVID19 pandemic, because now more than ever their waste management task is fundamental for society. As the President of the Consortium, David Bote explains, it’s a task…
Please follow the legal regulations under the state of emergency, and together we will beat the virus #StayAtHome Due to the current state of emergency caused by the coronavirus Covid-19 and the measures which must be adopted for the prevention and control of the infection, the Consortium has suspended all of the activities in its…
There has been a notable increase in visits to the plant, participation in workshops and presence at educational fairs Sunday 26th of January was World Environmental Education Day and for the Maresme Consortium for Municipal Solid Waste Treatment, this day arrived after by far the best year, in terms of impact, of the environmental education…
The entity is working to improve safety conditions and comfort without losing efficiency, with the aim of continuing to increase the recovery percentage The new automatic line for glass recovery from residual waste has tripled the recovery percentages for this material in comparison with the first part of the year 2019. Specifically, last November, 224.1…
The fifth edition of this award, organised by the Maresme Consortium for Municipal Solid Waste Treatment, received the highest number of entries so far On the 29th October, the President of the Maresme Consortium for Municipal Solid Waste Treatment, and Mayor of Mataró, David Bote, awarded the prizes to the winners of the 5th competition…
The new installation will allow an energy saving of 3,200 MWh/year and prevent the emission of 2,600 tonnes of CO2 The Maresme Integral Centre for Waste Recovery has completed the installation of a new glass recovery line. This represents an investment of 1.8 million euros, which has been spent on the new line, improvements in…
