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Recycle and sort rubbish in Salamanca

Salamanca uses street containers by color: yellow (packaging), blue (paper/cardboard), green (glass), brown (organic), gray (remaining waste), purple (clothes/shoes) and orange (used oil).

Why it matters: Containers for organic waste (brown) were being rolled out from 2022, so check which bins are on your street.
When: You move into a home and need to know where to put waste.
Last checked: 7 Oct 2026

Cost: Free (municipal service).

What you need

None.

Steps

Learn the colors
Per the council: brown for food scraps, coffee/tea, plants; gray for diapers, cigarette butts, general household dirt; yellow packaging; blue paper/cardboard; green glass; purple clothes and shoes; orange used oil.
Find your nearest containers
The council’s waste page links to containers and collection services.

Where

FCC (cleaning concessionaire)
C/ Ancha 8-26, bajo
900 35 35 35 (free from landline); 923 28 13 83
Mon-Fri 8:00-19:00 (office)
https://www.aytosalamanca.es/en/w/gesti%C3%B3n-de-residuos

Tips

The 2022 council release said brown bins started in Garrido and Chinchibarra and would expand to about 500 citywide; coverage today is unverified.

Official sources

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