Rubí removes 88 tons of waste from illegal gardens in the Riera

The City Council clears ten illegal occupations to prevent flooding risks and restore the local river environment.

Generic image of construction waste and wood accumulated next to a river environment.
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Generic image of construction waste and wood accumulated next to a river environment.

The Rubí City Council has completed the removal of 88 tons of waste from ten illegal gardens along the Riera riverbed this March 2026 to mitigate flood risks.

Most of the cleanup took place downstream from the Can Jardí bridge. Authorities removed 85 tons of wood and construction debris, along with 3 tons of hazardous asbestos. This action is part of a broader strategy to protect the river's ecosystem from increasingly violent storm events.

"The presence of illegal gardens in the public hydraulic domain is inadmissible and poses a risk to people."

Andrés Medrano · City Councilor for Environment
Since 2023, inspections have identified 39 illegal occupations. No residents were found living on the plots, and those using the land for farming were directed to municipal services to apply for legal garden allotments in Cova Solera.