Tarifa reinforces waste collection with two new trucks

Tarifa now has two more vehicles for waste collection. The public regional company ARCGISA has allocated 566,700 euros, VAT excluded, to a crane truck for removing furniture, belongings and bulky waste and to a side-loading collector for urban rubbish. Bringing both into service strengthens the service's resources and speeds up the work, according to the Mancomunidad del Campo de Gibraltar. The crane truck cost 186,000 euros and is designed for the narrowest streets of the town centre: it is 2.1 metres wide and has a hydraulic crane that allows bulky waste to be removed without physical effort from the operators. Its 16 cubic metre tipping body allows direct unloading at the recycling point or at the treatment plant. The side-loading collector, at 380,700 euros, is mounted on a 26-tonne, three-axle chassis, with steering on the first and third for better manoeuvring around the municipality. It compacts the rubbish during journeys and accepts containers of up to 3,200 litres. The driver controls the whole operation from the cab, without getting out of the vehicle.

The two trucks use dual biogas/diesel technology engines, which allow biogas to be burned as a renewable fuel and emit less than conventional diesels. They comply with the European Euro VI standard. The collector is integrated into ARCGISA's fleet management system, with GPS location, radio-frequency container reading and a tablet to follow routes and record services in real time. It has five cameras, side guards for cyclists, an acoustic reversing alarm, emergency stops and lighting for night work. Both purchases fall within the 2024 agreement between the Ministry of Finance, the Mancomunidad de Municipios del Campo de Gibraltar and the Ayuntamiento de Tarifa to finance water cycle and waste infrastructure, regulated by Real Decreto 998/2024, de 1 de octubre. That agreement provides for a nominated subsidy of up to 605,000 euros for Tarifa and is part of the Plan para el Campo de Gibraltar. Last week, ARCGISA presented in San Roque two other rear-loading collector trucks with the same dual engine, financed by the same agreement.