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	'''Rubbish on the Santa Elena Peninsula''' is collected by each municipality, reaching about 95% of homes. Disposal is the weak link: the waste still goes to open dumps rather than an engineered landfill.		'''Rubbish on the Santa Elena Peninsula''' is collected by each municipality, reaching about 95% of homes. Disposal is the weak link: the waste still goes to open dumps rather than an engineered landfill.

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'''Rubbish on the Santa Elena Peninsula''' is collected by each municipality, reaching about 95% of homes. Disposal is the weak link: the waste still goes to open dumps rather than an engineered landfill.

== Who collects it ==
{| class="wikitable"
! Canton !! Collector !! Amount !! Where it goes
|-
| Santa Elena || EMASA EP (municipal company, since 2012) || About 130 t a day; 95% of the city, 90% of the north coast || Open dumps at km 3½ of the Santa Elena–Guayaquil road (city, Atahualpa, Ancón, Simón Bolívar) and north-east of Palmar (Manglaralto, Colonche)
|-
| La Libertad || Municipal Aseo Urbano, two shifts Monday–Saturday || About 63 t a day (2015 estimate) || Dump near barrio Nueva Provincia
|-
| Salinas || Municipal waste unit, 7 routes, 07:00–23:00 || 78.7 of 82.8 t a day collected || '''Ayamblo''' open dump (10 ha, km 2 of the Anconcito–Velasco Ibarra road)
|}

== Good to know ==
* The dumps have little covering or compaction, and fires break out from time to time (about 2 ha burned at Santa Elena's site in April 2026).
* A shared landfill for the three cantons at El Tambo has been discussed since 2019 but has not been built.
* The holiday season can triple the amount of rubbish, so expect fuller bins and busier collection crews on beach weekends.

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== Fees and recycling ==
* The rubbish collection fee is now charged on the '''water bill''' (Aguapen). It used to be added to the electricity bill.
* Recycling is mostly informal: pickers' associations such as ASORECICASA in Salinas sort glass, cardboard and plastic. Salinas collects bottles, batteries and tyres at its sports centres.

== Tips ==
* Put bags out on your street's collection days and times, not the night before.
* Don't burn rubbish; ask your neighbours or the municipality for the local schedule.

== See also ==
* [[Sewage and Wastewater on the Peninsula]]
* [[Paying Utilities]]

''Sources: PDOT cantón Santa Elena (pp. 41, 108–111); PDOT Salinas 2023–2027 (pp. 108–110, 146–150); PDOT Provincia de Santa Elena 2015–2019 (pp. 219–220); PDOT La Libertad 2014–2019 (p. 141); Primicias, 26 Apr 2026.''

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