Residue disposal

Although the Ecoparc 4 of the Barcelona metropolitan area works with the most reliable, innovative and efficient processes and machinery, there is always a part of waste that cannot be sorted nor recovered in any way – the residue.

The residue is compacted to ease transportation and it's taken to the nearby Can Mata sanitary landfill.

Vista aèria del dipòsit controlat de Can Mata Detall de la disposició de rebuig

A sanitary landfill is a facility where waste is dumped in environmentally-safe conditions:

Residue from the Ecoparc 4 of the Barcelona metropolitan area includes less than 15% of organic matter, thus dropping dramatically the greenhouse gas and leachates emissions in Can Mata sanitary landfill.