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Rubbish, recycling and bulky items in Cartagena

Waste collection and street cleaning are run via Lhicarsa; a free phone line and a bulky-items (enseres y muebles) service exist.

Why it matters

You will need to know how to dispose of furniture and recyclables.

When

Moving in or replacing furniture.

Last checked

7 Oct 2026

Next check by

6 Jan 2027

Cost: Bulky-item collection described as free.

Steps

1. Bulky items
   Call the free collection service on 968 52 20 50 to arrange a time; leave the items by the container nearest your home as agreed (city news June 2021; the city’s 2025 social post repeats the number, says 'bajo cita previa, lunes a viernes no festivos').
2. Clean points (ecoparques)
   Take packaging, cardboard, glass, minor building waste, appliances, computers, furniture, clothes, pruning waste, cooking/motor oil, batteries, bulbs, aerosols and ink cartridges to a punto limpio; mobile ones circulate during the week.
3. Questions
   Lhicarsa information line 968 52 20 50 (9:00-14:00 per the 2024 news item), or toll-free 900 102 812 (listed earlier).

Where

• Lhicarsa (waste and cleaning concession)
  Paraje Los Maestres 30, 30392 Cartagena
  968 52 20 50 (bulky items, 24h per 2021 news; info 9-14); 900 102 812
  https://www.lhicarsa.com
• Ecoparque La Vaguada
  C/ Viña del Mar, Cartagena
  968 52 20 50
  Mon-Fri 8:30-13:30 and 15:30-18:00; Sat 9:00-13:00 (per April 2024 news)
  https://www.cartagena.es/detalle_noticias.asp?id=77881
• Ecoparque La Asomada
  Next to the rugby field, past the vehicle pound
  968 52 20 50
  Same hours as La Vaguada (April 2024 news)
  https://www.cartagena.es/detalle_noticias.asp?id=77881

Official sources

• Recogida de enseres domésticos (news, 24 Jun 2021)
• Ecoparques La Vaguada, La Asomada, Los Camachos, La Palma (news, 27 Apr 2024)
• Company site