The environment and cleaning

Selective refuse disposal site

• The Green Point facilities (selective refuse disposal site) were inaugurated in May 2002.
• This is a multi-function centre covering 5,700 square metres where users, both wholesalers and buyers, can separate and deposit the waste materials generated by their commercial activities.

A pioneering facility

• This is a pioneering facility, because it was built to answer the specific needs of Mercabarna users.
• There are two differentiated zones within the facility, one for wholesalers and the other for buyers.

Collection, separation and recycling

• At the Green Point facilities buyers deposit their commercial waste material separated into two classes: organic and inorganic (above all containers). Inorganic waste material is transported by conveyor belt to a centre where the waste is further separated according to type (plastic, cardboard, wood, etc.).
• Wholesalers deposit their commercial waste material in various containers according to type: organic material, plastic, cardboard, wood, etc.
• A whole range of specialised companies are then responsible for recycling the waste material that has been collected and separated in Mercabarna.