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Rubbish, recycling and bulky items in Palma (EMAYA)

EMAYA runs waste collection. Bulky items (furniture, mattresses) go out on your street’s assigned evening between 20:00 and 22:00, max 4 objects; appliances, electrical items, rubble and hazardous waste go to the parques verdes at Son Castelló or Sant Jordi, which are for Palma residents only.

Why it matters

You need to know how to sort waste and dispose of bulky items.

When

You move into a home in Palma.

Last checked

13 Oct 2026

Cost: Free for households; EMAYA warns of fines up to EUR 3,000 for breaking the rules.

What you need

• For parques verdes: proof of Palma residence with DNI (non-residents with property show last IBI receipt with DNI).
• For vehicles: access is restricted for vehicles over 3,500 kg authorized mass.

Steps

1. Find your bulky-item day
   Enter your street in EMAYA’s finder (or use the zone map/PDF) to see the weekday for your neighborhood. When that day is a holiday the collection still runs.
2. Put items out 20:00-22:00
   Leave them next to your house without blocking the way, never next to containers; maximum 4 objects per day; households only, not businesses. Collected: furniture, mattresses and bed bases, doors, shutters and wood, bikes, prams, non-electronic toys, large glass if wrapped.
3. Take everything else to a parque verde
   Open daily 8:00-20:00 (last vehicle admission 19:45; closed 25 Dec and 1 Jan). Accepts appliances, small electrics, batteries, rubble from small home works (5 sacks), paint, fluorescent tubes, oil, clothing (5 bags) and more within daily limits.

Where

• Parque Verde Son Castelló
  Polígono de Son Castelló, calle del Gremi de Sucrers i Candelers
  Daily 8:00-20:00; last admission 19:45; closed 25 Dec and 1 Jan
  https://www.emaya.es/residuos-y-limpieza/residuos/puntos-verdes/
• Parque Verde Sant Jordi
  Diseminado Can Ds 8507, l’Aranjassa (next to the EDAR1 treatment plant)
  Daily 8:00-20:00; last admission 19:45; closed 25 Dec and 1 Jan
  https://www.emaya.es/residuos-y-limpieza/residuos/puntos-verdes/

Tips

• Home collection of appliances is offered only for elderly people or people with mobility or financial difficulties (details in EMAYA’s AEE leaflet).
• The old model of phoning to book a bulky collection is not on the current EMAYA page; use the street-day system.
• Container colors/schedules differ by area (some northern neighborhoods have door-to-door collection); see EMAYA’s 'Cómo separar los residuos' page.

Official sources

• Recogida de voluminosos (trastos)
• Parques verdes (hours, who can use, accepted waste)
• Residuos