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Rubbish, recycling, bulky items and puntos limpios in Santander
Santander has container-based collection, a free bulky-item pick-up by phone, a free cleaning-service line and a network of one fixed and four mobile puntos limpios.
- Why it matters
- You will need to know how to dispose of furniture, oil, batteries, textiles etc.
- When
- You move into a home or need to dispose of bulky or special waste.
- Last checked
- 7 Oct 2026
Cost: Free
Steps
- Everyday waste
Use the street containers; the council runs a campaign 'Ciudad solo hay una, pero contenedores cuatro' (four container types). Details at cuidasantanderestuya.com. - Bulky items
Call the free bulky-collection line (number needs confirming, see where); you are given the time window to leave items out. The 2018 council item says it covers wood (furniture, boxes, boards), metals and household goods; they are not accepted at mobile puntos limpios. - Special waste
Use the fixed Punto Limpio de Cueto or one of four mobile punto limpio units (Mon-Sat, 24 stops weekly). Accepted: oil, textiles, shoes, fluorescent lamps, paints, varnishes, coffee capsules, pesticides, printer cartridges, batteries.
Where
- Cleaning service line
900 112 472 (free)
https://www.santander.es - Recycling info line
900 103 176 (free) - Bulky-item collection
900 714 715 (free) per the body of the 2018 council item
Per a 2022 news report: Mon-Thu 9:00-17:00, Fri 9:00-15:00; leave items next to the usual containers, collected in under 24 h (may have changed)
https://www.santander.es/contenido/noticia/servicio-recogida-voluminosos-retiro-cerca-660-toneladas-residuos-hasta-abril - Punto Limpio de Cueto
Official sources
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