ENVIRONMENT
Integrated water management
The provision of the drinking water service in the municipality is carried out under a concession by the company Global Omnium.
At the offices of the concessionaire company, you can subscribe to supply policies, modify or terminate the water contract, learn about the municipality’s Drinking Water Regulations, make complaints and claims about the supply, pay bills, obtain information on the requirements for new conduits included in urbanization works, etc.
GLOBAL OMNIUM
Multi-purpose Building Calle Cipreses, nº 1-A 03728 Alcalalí
Tel.: 96.648.24.94
Customer service phone: 96.386.06.00
Breakdown service phone: 96.386.06.38
Office hours: Tuesdays from 8:00 am to 1:30 pm
Waste management
The Vall de Pop Community is responsible for waste management.
The collection service is carried out by the company Actúa. The waste collection schedule is as follows:
- Urban solid waste: daily, except Sunday.
- Selective collection: containers, paper, and cardboard are collected twice a week.
- Furniture and belongings collection: biweekly.
RECOVERY, TRANSFORMATION AND RESILIENCE PLAN
PHOTOVOLTAIC SELF-CONSUMPTION INSTALLATIONS IN MUNICIPAL BUILDINGS
As part of the call for investment aid for unique clean energy projects in municipalities facing demographic challenges (DUS 5000 PROGRAM – Measure 02: Renewable electricity generation installations for self-consumption), included in the Regeneration and Demographic Challenge Program of the Recovery, Transformation, and Resilience Plan, the Alcalalí City Council has been awarded a grant:
| TOTAL ACCEPTED INVESTMENT | ELIGIBLE COST ACCEPTED | SUBSIDIZABLE COST | TOTAL COST OF INSTALLATIONS |
| 93,254.69 € | 93,254.69 € | 91,853.90 € | 55,355.08 € |
The project consisted of 5 installations of photovoltaic solar energy systems for self-consumption with surpluses and simplified compensation with grid connection without a system storage system to supply 100% renewable electricity to the following public buildings in Alcalalí:
1.-Town Hall: with collective self-consumption with simplified surplus compensation, supplying the following buildings: town hall, old town hall, medieval tower, and health center. The installation’s electrical power is 17.29 kW, and its estimated annual production is 25,572 kWh.
2.-School: with collective self-consumption with simplified surplus compensation, supplying the following buildings: school, school cafeteria, and library. The installation’s electrical power is 6.825 kW, and its estimated annual production is 9,285 kWh.
3.-Swimming Pool/Sports center: with collective self-consumption with simplified surplus compensation, supplying the following buildings: swimming pool and gymnasium. The installation’s electrical power is 25.025 kW, and its estimated annual production is 35,371 kWh.
4.-Ethnological Museum: Individual self-consumption with simplified surplus compensation. The facility’s electrical power is 8,645 kW, and its estimated annual production is 11,063 kWh.
5.-Multi-purpose building: Individual self-consumption with simplified surplus compensation. The facility’s electrical power is 12,285 kW, and its estimated annual production is 17,986 kWh.
MUNICIPAL ECOPARK
The Town Hall provides residents with the ecopark. This is a municipal facility that allows for the selective collection of waste for which there is no home collection service. It is a free service exclusively for residents and those registered in the municipality. At the Ecopark, you can deposit: glass, cardboard, plastic, metals; batteries; oils; wood; rubble, and textiles.
Permitted quantities to deposit:
- Vegetation: 1 m3
- Rubble: 1/2 m3 (6 buckets)
It is not allowed to deposit:
- Items containing Asbestos (Uralita)
- Automotive oils
The ecopark offers the following advantages:
- Reduces environmental impact by decreasing the volume and hazardous nature of waste that would otherwise be deposited in a landfill.
- Prevents uncontrolled dumping of waste in the municipality’s surroundings.
- Contributes to sustainable development by avoiding the waste of resources found in household waste.
- Allows active citizen participation in the management of municipal resources.
Alcalalí has launched, with the support of the Alicante Provincial Council, an experimental composting center where 30 families (120 residents) will deposit fresh organic waste. The new composting point is located in the Ecopark.
This facility allows for the management of organic waste to produce natural fertilizer for use in gardens and orchards. This space is available to residents for managing organic waste generated in their homes by separating organic matter and recycling it into compost.
The opening hours of the Ecopark are as follows:
- Mondays and Wednesdays from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm
For recycling used batteries, they can be deposited at the Town Hall and also at the medical center, during the hours of 8:00 am to 3:00 pm.
The municipality’s pharmacy has a SIGRE point for recycling medications.
For recycling usable clothing and oil, you can go to the containers located at the beginning of Calle Porche, in front of the Almazara.
COVENANT OF MAYORS
The Covenant of Mayors is an ambitious initiative by the European Commission that brings together mayors of Europe’s most innovative cities in a permanent network for exchanging best practices and implementing them to improve energy efficiency in urban environments.
The Covenant of Mayors is the response of the most proactive cities to global warming: a formal commitment to reducing CO2 emissions, even beyond the European Union’s target of 20%.
The adherence to the Covenant of Mayors by the Alcalalí Town Hall entails certain obligations and required actions. Among other obligations and commitments, the development of a Sustainable Energy Action Plan (SEAP) and the creation of a baseline emission inventory for SEAP are highlighted.
The Baseline Emission Inventory (BEI) quantifies the amount of CO2 emitted by energy consumption in the local authority’s territory in the reference year, which is considered to be 2007, and serves as the starting point for the Sustainable Energy Action Plan.
In 2016, the Alicante Provincial Council granted a subsidy to the Alcalalí Town Hall for drafting a Follow-up Emission Inventory, allowing compliance with the Covenant of Mayors procedure.