The regional waste management consortium in Spain's Gipuzkoa
Province, faced with a nearly full and fill in 2002, proposed
building two new incinerators (Allen, 2012a). The waste generation
was about 0.86 kg/capita/day. Citizens strongly opposed the incinerators
and prevented one from being built. Although the second
is now under construction, Hernani and two other small cities
in the region have established an ambitious program of door-todoor
collection of source-separated waste, including organics,
which has been enthusiastically embraced by residents. The
amount of waste going to the landfill has been reduced by 80
percent, and waste diversion rate was 79%. Public spending per
capita in solid waste management was US $115 per year With new
political leader ship opposed to incineration, door-to-door collection
is poised to expand throughout the region.