Mercabarna users -wholesalers and buyers- have a range of services and infrastructures to facilitate the task of separating waste.
The Green Point
This is a specialised collection facility located inside Mercabarna where the wholesale companies of the Central Markets and CAZ as well as retailers can separately dispose of the waste from their commercial activity (organic matter, cardboard, plastic, wood, expanded polystyrene, etc.). A series of specialist companies are then responsible for recycling the collected waste.
Opening hours and days of the Green Point
- Wholesalers' area
- From 7 am Monday to 1 pm Saturday, except:
- From 5 pm to 6 pm from Monday to Friday, due to maintenance tasks.
- From 3 am to 6 am from Tuesday to Saturday, due to maintenance tasks.
- From 7 am Monday to 1 pm Saturday, except:
- Buyers' area
- Buyers of fruits and vegetables: Market days, from 9:30 am to 5 pm.
- Buyers of fish: Market days, from 12 midnight to 8:30 am.
Location plan of the Green Point
Users’ certificate
Users of the Green Point, both wholesalers and retailers, can use the areas authorized to pour the waste from the commercial activity and request a certificate of the waste that they throw at the installation of the Mercabarna Green Point. For retail users this certificate will allow them to save on the garbage rate of their municipality.
Application form (in PDF) (in Catalan)
Contact the Green Point
- Telephone: 93 556 33 07
- Email: puntverd(ELIMINAR)@mercabarna.cat
Containers in the Central Markets
All pavilions of the central markets have containers/compactors where wholesale operators can separately deposit organic matter, plastic containers, cardboard, wood, etc. Companies from these centres that generate high amounts of waste (more than half a pallet) must take it directly to the Green Point and not leave it in the containers.
Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP)
Mercabarna has a Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) which services the Central Fish Market and enables them to comply with EU, Spanish and regional regulations in matters of wastewater with full suitability guarantees.