The Board promotes the construction of 35 new facilities since 2019 with an investment of more than 17 million euros within the PIRec 2030 Plan to bring the circular economy closer to the citizenry.
Andalusia continues to advance decisively in the modernization of its waste management model, strengthening a network of key infrastructures for the circular economy and environmental protection. In this context, clean points have consolidated as an essential tool to facilitate citizens the correct separation of domestic waste and reduce the amount of waste that ends up in landfills. Since 2019, the autonomous community has given an important boost to this type of facilities, reinforcing a network that was already extensive and which today is more accessible, modern and adapted to current regulatory and environmental demands.
In 2018, Andalusia had nearly 230 clean points distributed throughout its territory. Since 2019, and until 2025 and so far in 2026, the Junta de Andalucía has promoted the construction of 34 new facilities, within the framework of the Comprehensive Waste Plan of Andalusia 2030 (PIRec 2030). This strategic plan has as one of its priority objectives to guarantee that all Andalusian municipalities with more than 2,000 inhabitants have a clean point, thus bringing fundamental infrastructures for responsible waste management closer to the population.
Clean points are facilities specifically conditioned for the reception and collection of domestic waste that, provided by individuals, should not be deposited in the containers located on public roads. These are selective collection spaces equipped with internal roads, loading and unloading areas, specific containers for different types of waste, and perimeter fencing, which allows for safe, orderly, and efficient operation. Thanks to these characteristics, clean points facilitate the correct separation of materials and guarantee their subsequent treatment in accordance with current regulations.
These infrastructures play a key role in selective collection and in the correct application of regulations on waste electrical and electronic equipment, among other specific flows. By favoring the recovery of materials and their reincorporation into productive cycles, they directly contribute to reducing landfill disposal as a management formula, one of the main environmental challenges faced by public administrations. In this sense, the availability of modern and well-distributed clean points is essential to advance towards a more efficient and sustainable waste model.
The impetus for this network of facilities is framed within a demanding regulatory context. European, state, and autonomous community regulations establish that in 2025, 55% of municipal waste must be allocated to preparation for reuse and recycling, a percentage that must increase to 60% in 2030 and reach 65% in 2035. Achieving these objectives requires changes in consumption and waste separation habits, accompanied by the existence of adequate infrastructures that allow citizens to actively participate in the management of their waste. In this regard, clean points become an indispensable element to reduce the volume of waste destined for landfill and comply with the commitments set by regulations on sustainability.
New clean points by provinces
Since 2019, the Ministry of Sustainability and Environment has executed investments worth 11.3 million euros, co-financed with European FEDER funds, which have allowed the construction of 23 new clean points in numerous Andalusian municipalities. In the province of Almería, these actions have reached Adra and Berja. In Cádiz, La Línea de la Concepción, Prado del Rey, and Puerto Serrano have benefited. In Córdoba, the new facilities have been built in Córdoba-Levante, El Viso, Posadas, and Montilla. In the province of Granada, the constructed clean points are located in Huétor Tájar and Iznalloz.
Jaén has seen its network reinforced with new facilities in Alcaudete, Baeza, La Carolina, Quesada, Villacarrillo, Arjona and Torredonjimeno, while in Málaga a clean point has been built in the capital. In the province of Sevilla, the actions financed with these funds have allowed to provide clean points to Aznalcázar, Mairena del Alcor, Sevilla capital and Tomares, expanding the coverage of this service in an area with a high population density.
To these investments already executed are added new actions currently underway, with an allocation of 5.8 million euros, co-financed with European FEADER funds. In this case, it involves eleven projects executed or in the finalization phase that are allowing the construction or improvement of clean points in Chipiona, in the province of Cádiz; Atarfe and Pulianas, in Granada; Aracena, in Huelva; Jódar, Mengíbar and Villanueva del Arzobispo, in Jaén; Casares, in Málaga; and Camas, Bormujos and Mairena del Aljarafe, in the province of Sevilla.
Lastly, it is necessary to incorporate the clean point of Isla Cristina, in Huelva, co-financed within the framework of the Plan de Recuperación, Transformación y Resiliencia, with a value of approximately 540,000 euros and whose execution is currently underway.
Beyond their technical function, clean points are also spaces for awareness and environmental education. By making accessible and well-equipped facilities available to citizens, greater social involvement in the correct management of waste is encouraged, promoting responsible practices based on reuse, recycling, and the reduction of environmental impact. Experience shows that the proximity of this type of infrastructure contributes to generating greater collective awareness about the importance of correctly separating waste and assuming that sustainability is a shared task.
Bet on the circular economy
The boost to clean points is part of a broader strategy of the Junta de Andalucía in terms of circular economy. In recent years, global investments of 217.6 million euros have been mobilized, aimed at improving waste management and developing innovative reuse projects. Of this amount, 156 million euros have been specifically directed to subsidies for city councils and local entities, strengthening their capacity to implement solutions adapted to the needs of each territory.
