The Castellví de Rosanes town council has unanimously annulled the variable part of the 2025 waste tax and will refund all amounts already paid, as reported by Diari Catalunya on Tuesday 10th November 2026. The decision follows the impossibility of calculating the fee fairly, as smart bin data was only available for six months of 2025.

The variable waste tax, based on bin usage, is normally paid the year after the data is collected. Bills for 2025 were being issued in autumn 2026. Residents who paid via direct debit and have already been charged will receive a refund to their account in about two months. Those who have not yet paid will not need to do so. Households without direct debit who have already paid will also be reimbursed automatically.

Mayor Sergi Busquets explained at the plenary session that the smart waste collection system began on 2nd June 2025, not 1st January, meaning only six months of data were available. The Provincial Council had advised that the variable rate could not be applied to a partial year.

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 the amounts paid, said Vicky Castellanos Núñez, spokesperson for Junts per Castellví, as told to Diari Catalunya.

All affected residents will receive a formal letter from the Tax Management Body confirming the cancellation and refund process.

Sources: Diari Catalunya, diaricatalunya.cat.