2025 was a year of change as regards waste management in most of the city. First launched in 2020 but restricted to around 20,000 Verona households, in the last few months the process of improving the waste sorting service resumed in the neighbourhood of Porto San Pancrazio. Beginning in the sixth district, over the next two years the new combined method will involve around 200,000 citizens. A generational and highly necessary change which aims to remove Verona from the foot of the Veneto regional waste management table: a last place which, in light of the new rates introduced by the Region, promises to be costly not only in environmental terms but also economically. As such, from 8 February 2025 the current roadside bins will gradually be replaced by new larger bins suitable for containing the type of waste they are designed for. The new bins can be opened using a smart card, which will be issued to you free of charge, and the Amia app, which I recommend downloading as it also enables you to access lots of information on your own personal account, Amia services and much more besides. As specified in the new Waste Regulations, collection of the smart card is mandatory and failure to do so may result in a fine. This measure is designed to protect those who comply with the new waste disposal regulations, contributing to increasing the percentage of sorted waste, from the risk of rubbish being dumped or disposed of incorrectly.
The new controlled access roadside bins will be used for food waste and dry residual waste. Glass recycling bins will remain freely accessible while paper/cardboard and plastic/cans will be collected door to door as per the calendar detailed on the following pages, where you will also find all the information you need to manage this delicate transition as smoothly as possible.