San Pedro Alcántara will have a clean point again three years later

San Pedro Alcántara will once again have a recycling center for disposing of waste that cannot be placed in conventional containers. This will happen ... more than three years after the fire on June 26, 2023, that destroyed the previous facility. It will be located on the same municipal plot as before: on Malta Street, in the industrial area of the San Pedro district.

The municipal government has already initiated the operation by putting the project out to tender. The budget is set at 1.22 million euros, and the execution period is six months, so it could be ready by the end of the year.

The lack of such a facility has resulted in waste being dumped on plots and less frequented roads

San Pedro Alcántara, with a population of about 45,000 inhabitants, currently lacks a proper Recycling Center, "forcing potential users to travel to the one in the urban core of Marbella, more than 15 kilometers away," explains the City Council. "In practice, the absence of a nearby recycling center is leading to uncivic actions by some citizens, resulting in the dumping and accumulation of various types of waste (rubble, scrap metal, tires, household items, etc.) on underused plots and roads in the district, which creates serious risks of sanitary issues, fires, coexistence problems, etc.," the Council admits in the project documentation.

Faced with this situation, the City Council has considered enabling this municipal plot of 3,385 square meters in the industrial area of San Pedro, in the north of the urban core of the district, as a space that "responds as soon as possible to the high demand for the reception and storage of household waste brought by individuals," thus preventing "its improper dumping on unsuitable plots and on the public roadway itself."

Facilities

At the recycling center, any waste that conventional containers do not accept can be deposited, from paints or rubble to oils or electrical appliances. The facility will include compactors to reduce the volume of waste and a storage area for materials from electrical and electronic devices, in accordance with regulations.

The work includes preliminary parcel conditioning (clearing and earth moving), basic provisions (electrical installation, lighting, and sewage and water supply networks), and protection systems against fire and intrusion, including video surveillance devices, as well as perimeter fencing and a control booth, among other actions.