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Sort rubbish and recycling in Albacete

Albacete uses color-coded street containers. The brown organic container exists only in some neighborhoods (pilot: Hospital, Hnos. Falcó, Universidad, Medicina) and opens with a user card 20:00-03:00; elsewhere food waste goes in the gray bin.

Why it matters

Knowing the container system and the brown-bin card avoids fines and confusion.

When

You move into a home in Albacete.

Last checked

7 Oct 2026

What you need

• User card for the brown (organic) container.

Steps

1. Check whether your street has a brown bin
   Page says brown containers are installed only in pilot barrios (Hospital, Hnos. Falcó, Universidad and Medicina). If yours has one, request the user card on the free line 900 104 480.
2. Separate waste by color
   Gray (resto): closed bags, 21:00-23:00. Brown: organic in closed, preferably biodegradable bags, card required. Yellow: light packaging. Blue: paper/cardboard, flattened. Green: glass. Orange: used cooking oil in plastic bottles up to 5 l. White: clothes and shoes. Red: batteries. Pharmacies: medicines (SIGRE).

Where

• Medio Ambiente - waste info line
  900 104 480
  https://medio-ambiente.albacete.es/es/residuos-urbanos/recogida-residuos-urbanos

Tips

• Do not leave bags outside containers.
• Avoid putting glass in the green container at night.
• Electrical appliances: home pickup on 967 254 411 or take to the Ecoparque.

Official sources

• Residuos Urbanos - Medio Ambiente Albacete