The variable part of the waste fee corresponding to the openings of a specific year is paid the following year. For this reason, in the autumn of 2026, the bills for the 2025 variable quota were being issued. Faced with this situation, residents have different options depending on whether the fee is direct debit or not.
Individuals with non-direct debit fees who have already paid the 2025 variable quota will not need to do anything, as they will receive the amount back in approximately two months. Those who have not yet paid will not need to do so.
For individuals with direct debit fees whose bills have been issued, they can choose to return them or not. In the latter case, as with non-direct debit payers who have already paid, they will receive the refund to their account in about two months. Everyone will receive a letter from the Tax Management Body informing them of the change.
The mayor, Sergi Busquets, explained to the council that the waste collection system with smart containers began on June 2, 2025, not January 1. According to Busquets, the Provincial Council indicated that "we cannot apply this variable to six months." The spokesperson for Junts per Castellví, Vicky Castellanos Núñez, stated they would vote favorably because "if there are no reliable data to calculate the variable part of the 2025 waste fee, the fairest thing is to nullify it and return to residents the amounts they have paid for this concept." The mayor insisted that the decision is not due to a data issue, but rather its application over six months.
