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Dispose of bulky items, electronics and hazardous waste (enseres and puntos limpios)

Furniture and other bulky household items can be collected by EMULSA after a phone request, and special household waste (electronics, paint, oil, tires, small rubble) goes free of charge to one of Gijón’s four puntos limpios.

Why it matters

When you move in or out of a flat you often need to get rid of old furniture, mattresses or appliances; leaving them next to street containers is not the way, and the puntos limpios have access rules and daily limits.

When

You are furnishing or clearing a flat, or have old furniture, appliances, paint, batteries or rubble to dispose of.

How long it takes

Bulky-item pickup typically within 24-48 hours of scheduling per EMULSA Carta de Servicios 2021 (to verify).

Last checked

6 Oct 2026

Cost: Free: puntos limpios are free for household special waste (COGERSA); bulky-item collection is free per the municipal service sheet (secondary copy, 2019); Emaús reuse collection is free per EMULSA FAQ.

What you need

• Bulky-item (muebles y enseres) collection: request by phone to EMULSA, 985 14 14 14 (extension 2 for enseres), Monday to Friday 8:00-14:30 per EMULSA FAQ 2021; no specific documentation is needed and the service is free per the municipal service sheet (secondary copy, Dec 2019).
• Puntos limpios: individuals need the Tarjeta Ciudadana of the Ayuntamiento de Gijón or their DNI; companies must ask EMULSA for a specific card (EMULSA leaflet, 2019).
• Respect EMULSA staff instructions, signage and center rules; separate waste into the designated containers (Carta de Servicios Puntos Limpios).

Steps

1. Decide: collection or punto limpio
   Furniture and other bulky household items: ask EMULSA for collection. Electrical appliances, fluorescent tubes, batteries, motor oil, used tires, paint, small construction rubble and similar special waste: take to a punto limpio (COGERSA citizen guide).
2. Request bulky-item collection by phone
   Call 985 14 14 14 (ext. 2 for enseres) in office hours, say what you have and where it will be, and follow the instructions for when to put it out. EMULSA’s Carta de Servicios 2021 states the collection service runs Monday to Friday at night (23:00 to 05:55) and on Sundays, and that items are normally collected within 24-48 hours of scheduling (to verify).
3. Consider reuse for items in good condition
   EMULSA’s FAQ says reusable furniture can be collected free of charge by the social-enterprise Emaús (Riquirraque) via the same number (985 14 14 14, ext. 2).
4. Or take items to a punto limpio
   Bring your Tarjeta Ciudadana (or DNI) and sort items into the right containers. The four Gijón centers are Roces, Tremañes, La Calzada and Somió; see the where section for addresses and the opening hours published in EMULSA’s leaflet.
5. Do not leave items by the street containers
   Street containers are for packaging, paper, glass, organic and general household waste only (GLIFE-0046). Special waste must go to a punto limpio (COGERSA).

Where

• Punto limpio de Roces
  Carretera Carbonera, 98, Gijón
  985 14 14 14
  Mon-Fri 8:15-20:00; Sat 8:15-18:00 (EMULSA leaflet, 2019; verify)
  https://cogersa.es/puntos_limpios
• Punto limpio de Tremañes
  Avenida Los Campones, 152, Gijón
  985 14 14 14
  Mon-Fri 8:15-20:00; Sat 8:15-18:00 (EMULSA leaflet, 2019; verify)
  https://cogersa.es/puntos_limpios
• Punto limpio de La Calzada
  Avda. Juan Carlos I, esquina Simón Bolívar (COGERSA lists C/ Simón Bolívar, s/n), Gijón
  985 14 14 14
  Mon-Fri 9:00-14:00 and 16:00-19:30; Sat 10:00-14:30 (EMULSA leaflet, 2019; verify)
  https://cogersa.es/puntos_limpios
• Punto limpio de Somió
  Carretera Somió-Infanzón / Ctra. Piles al Infanzón (Feria de Muestras parking), Gijón
  985 14 14 14
  Mon-Fri 9:00-14:00 and 16:00-19:30; Sat 10:00-14:00 and 16:00-18:15 (EMULSA leaflet, 2019; verify)
  https://cogersa.es/puntos_limpios
• COGERSA (regional waste consortium, Serín, Gijón)
  Carretera de Cogersa, 1125, Serín, 33697 Gijón (treatment center)
  985 314 973 (main); 900 14 14 14 citizen assistance (8:30-16:30)
  https://cogersa.es/

Tips

• Puntos limpios daily limits (EMULSA leaflet): rubble 120 liters (5 bags), furniture 20 units, tires 4 units, paint/solvents 20 liters; paper, cardboard and metals unlimited. Mattresses limited to 5 per day (Carta de Servicios Puntos Limpios).
• COGERSA says types of waste, quantities and opening hours can vary by center, so check before a big load.
• A punto limpio visit can double as recycling for used clothing, cooking oil, glass and paper (EMULSA leaflet).
• Reusable furniture can be picked up for reuse free via the same EMULSA phone line (EMULSA FAQ).

Official sources

• Puntos limpios (Asturias; lists Gijón's four centres)
• Información para la ciudadanía
• Folleto Puntos Limpios (locations, hours, accepted materials, limits)
• Carta de Servicios Puntos Limpios (2014)
• Preguntas frecuentes (March 2021): bulky items and Emaús reuse collection
• Carta de Servicios EMULSA 2021
• Tarjeta Ciudadana (uses include opening organic containers and accessing puntos limpios)

Do these first

• Get the Tarjeta Ciudadana, Gijón’s free city card (bus discounts, libraries, sports)
• Sort and put out household rubbish and recycling in Gijón