Work begins on the first phase of the Mataró-Maresme Circular Park

The project, unique and disruptive, aims to prevent, repair and reuse waste to extend the life cycle of products and minimize waste generation and the extraction of non-renewable resources The building’s design is committed to sustainability, integrating recovered building materials, renewable energies and a pedagogical architectural model With an investment of 40 million euros, the…

Maresme Circular expands the photovoltaic roof of its waste management centre, making it the largest in the region.

The new installation doubles the solar energy production of the Maresme Integral Centre for Waste Recovery to 852 MWh/year The electricity generated will be used entirely for the centre’s own consumption Maresme Circular is one of the main generators of renewable energies in Catalonia Maresme Circular is expanding the photovoltaic roof of its Integrated Waste…

Waste generation in the Maresme decreased in 2023

In 2023, 219,434 tonnes of municipal waste were generated, 4.3% less than in 2022 The state law on waste and contaminated soils for a circular economy sets a target of 13% reduction of waste generated by 2025 (compared to 2010), currently this reduction stands at 15.7% in the Maresme region Data indicates that the current…

Maresme Circular investigates the feasibility of creating renewable energy from Montnegre forest biomass

The synthesis gas obtained from the gasification of forest biomass offers the opportunity to produce biofuels that can replace fossil fuels, thus contributing to the decarbonisation of society The research is part of the BIOFORIN project, which involves the collaboration of six organisations: the Bioenergy Cluster of Catalonia, the Eurecat Technology Centre, the Catalan Federation…

Maresme Circular participates in the Project Accelerator of the 6th edition of Metrópolis FP Lab

Metrópolis FP Lab is an initiative promoted by the Metropolitan Area of Barcelona and the BCN Vocational Training Foundation with the aim of promoting vocational training and fostering innovation and creativity among young people. Thirteen companies propose thirteen real challenges, offering students from different training cycles the opportunity to develop a collaborative project that addresses…

Maresme Circular and the Triops Divulgació Association install a nesting box to facilitate peregrine falcon breeding on the chimney of the Mataró incinerator

The expectation that the Peregrine Falcon will end up breeding in Maresme is of value for the fauna of the region, since it would add a new species at this time of loss of biodiversity Maresme Circular, the brand of the Maresme Waste Consortium, and the Triops Divulgació Association have installed a nesting box on…

Work begins on the removal of the archaeological remains at Ca la Madrona

The company Baula Recerca Arqueològica SL has begun work to dismantle and move the archaeological finds from the Ca la Madrona site for their preservation. The finds have been exhaustively documented during the archaeological intervention in preparation for their dismantling and storage. They will be temporarily stored in the same area and will later be…