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Alicante launches new Waste Recycling Centre: €93 million investment

Date: July 17, 2025
Place: Alicante, Spain

A new stage in waste management

The Municipality of Alicante has approved the feasibility study for the new Waste Treatment Centre (CETRA) . Its implementation involves the renovation of existing facilities , the construction of new facilities and their management for 20 years . The project is presented by Prezero España SA and Prezero Gestión de Residuos SA and is estimated at 93.2 million euros .

What does the project include?

• Complete modernization of CETRA
• Construction of new sorting lines:
• Fraction "residue": up to 80 t/hour
• Fraction "organic": up to 30 t/hour (60,000 t/year)
• Production of high quality compost
• Fuel Raw Materials (CSR) Production Line
• Upgrade of biomethanization station (30,000 t/year)
• Purification of filtrate using reverse osmosis and evaporation
• Production of electricity from biogas (up to 3.4 MW)

Future capacity and processing

• New area for composting plant waste - 2,500 m²
• The total area of the pre-treatment zone is about 20,000 m²
• Potential: up to 10,000 tons of compost per year
• The capacity of the fourth cell of the landfill is 1 million tons (enough until 2037)
• Possibility of expansion by another 1 million m³

💬 Comment from the Vice Mayor

Manuel Villar , Deputy Mayor and Waste Management Officer:

"This is the most ambitious modernisation project of CETRA in decades. It will ensure the efficient recycling of Alicante's waste for the next 20 years."

🔁 Competition and choice

There were two proposals participating in the competition:

• Prezero - €93.2 million / 20 years
• FCC + Cívica - €54.2 million / 14 years

Municipal experts chose the Prezero option as the most cost-effective and risk-resistant.

🔄 Temporary measures

The current contract expires on August 31, 2025 , and it is planned to temporarily extend it for another 9 months until the tender is held.

Current investments

In parallel, the city is already investing €17 million in upgrading CETRA in order to:

• introduce brown container for biowaste
• produce compost for city parks and agriculture

Alicante is taking a major step towards a sustainable future. The new Waste Recycling Centre will ensure environmentally friendly and cost-effective recycling until 2046. The city will become a leader in innovative recycling at the regional level.