The Local Spain https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed All the ways to donate or sell second-hand clothes in Spain Spain is the land of fast fashion brands, meaning that many people quickly end up with a closet full of clothes they don't wear. Fortunately, donating or even selling second-hand 'ropa' (clothes) is very easy. https://www.thelocal.es/20230620/all-the-ways-to-donate-or-sell-second-hand-clothes-in-spain Tue, 20 Jun 2023 11:53:22 +0200 all-the-ways-to-donate-or-sell-second-hand-clothes-in-spain Spanish councils set to impose new 'rubbish tax' but rules remain unclear Local councils across Spain have until 2025 to introduce a new 'rubbish tax' to help create a local circular economy and save on waste. Many city officials are not happy about it, nor are they sure who is going to pay the tax and how it's going to work. https://www.thelocal.es/20240611/spanish-councils-set-to-impose-new-rubbish-tax-but-rules-remain-unclear Tue, 11 Jun 2024 11:42:18 +0200 spanish-councils-set-to-impose-new-rubbish-tax-but-rules-remain-unclear Spain’s Carrefour supermarkets replace plastic with cotton mesh bags for fruit and veg Carrefour is trailblazing in efforts to reduce household plastic waste with its latest initiative to replace plastic bags and wrappers on fruit and veg with reusable mesh bags. https://www.thelocal.es/20190806/spains-carrefour-supermarkets-replace-plastic-with-cotton-mesh-bags-for-fruit-and-veg Tue, 06 Aug 2019 15:04:16 +0200 spains-carrefour-supermarkets-replace-plastic-with-cotton-mesh-bags-for-fruit-and-veg Meet the woman behind Madrid’s first zero-waste shop María Arias, the 26-year-old founder of Madrid's newest boutique supermarket talks about how to live (and shop) zero-waste. https://www.thelocal.es/20190402/unpacked-madrids-first-zero-waste-shop Tue, 02 Apr 2019 18:14:03 +0200 unpacked-madrids-first-zero-waste-shop Madrid installs anti-diving dumpsters to thwart thieves It is estimated that nearly half of all cardboard and paper deposited in the recycling points is stolen. https://www.thelocal.es/20160525/madrid-anti-diving-dumpsters-recycling-thieves-bins Wed, 25 May 2016 08:59:53 +0200 madrid-anti-diving-dumpsters-recycling-thieves-bins Pensioner found dead with head stuck in bin A 68-year-old Spanish man was found dead on Tuesday evening with his head stuck in a paper recycling bin from which he had been trying to recover something. https://www.thelocal.es/20140212/palma-pensioner-perishes-in-recycling-bin Wed, 12 Feb 2014 15:50:00 +0100 palma-pensioner-perishes-in-recycling-bin Illegal clothing bins stitch up Spaniards Thousands of illegal recycling bins are popping up around Spain’s capital, now that clandestine owners have figured out a new way of taking advantage of people’s generosity by selling the clothes donated and making up to €3,500 in annual tax-free earnings. https://www.thelocal.es/20130520/illegal-clothing-bins-stitch-up-spaniards Mon, 20 May 2013 13:02:04 +0200 illegal-clothing-bins-stitch-up-spaniards