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Take out rubbish and get bulky items collected in Mérida

Household rubbish goes in the street containers in an evening window, and the council collects bulky items free if you call first.

Why it matters

Rubbish rules and the bulky-item call are the first things neighbors expect you to know.

When

You move in or have furniture to throw away.

Last checked

27 Oct 2026

Cost: Free (bulky collection, as the council’s 9 July 2025 notice states).

What you need

• Rubbish goes inside the street containers in the stated evening window.
• Bulky items (furniture, 'enseres') are collected free but must be reported by phone before putting them out.

Steps

1. Use the containers in the window
   A council notice of 29 August 2025 gives the deposit window as 20:30 to 23:00 all year, with no summer or winter change.
2. Call for bulky items
   Call 924 373 163 (the council’s phone list gives it for limpieza y recogida de enseres, FCC) or 924 310 260, or write to @LIMPIAMERIDA on X, before leaving items by the containers.
3. Punto limpio
   The council’s phone list gives the Punto Limpio phone as 924 373 674.

Where

• Bulky-item collection
  924 373 163
  https://merida.es/telefonos-de-interes/
• Punto Limpio
  924 373 674
  https://merida.es/telefonos-de-interes/

Official sources

• Campaign for services and Feria 2025 (rubbish hours, bulky-item phones)
• Bulky-item collection campaign (9 July 2025)
• Teléfonos de interés