Guarene
Guarene is a municipality (comune) in Piedmont that belongs to the Consorzio Albese Braidese Servizi Rifiuti (Co.A.B.Se.R.), the body that manages waste collection for 54 municipalities in the Alba and Bra area. The town has a mayor, Simone Manzone, and a councillor for the Environment, Claudio Battaglino.
The recycling figures
In 2025 Guarene reached a 93.5% recycling rate, the best result among the Consorzio's municipalities. The figure means that, for every 1,000kg of waste produced, more than 930kg are sent for recycling and about 70kg end up in landfill [1][2]. The data, compiled by the Consorzio, are awaiting official validation and publication by the Piedmont Region [1][2].
Per capita production of unsorted municipal waste fell to 61kg in 2025, compared with 65kg per capita in 2024 [1][2].
Statements from the administration
Mayor Simone Manzone and the councillor for the Environment, Claudio Battaglino, attributed the result to a process begun by the municipal administration in 2019 and to residents' participation. They also pointed to a further reduction in total waste production as the next goal, through more conscious consumption choices by residents, alongside packaging policies that involve industrial choices beyond the municipality's remit [1][2].
The new bag distribution
Ahead of the new collection year, which starts on Saturday 12 December 2026, the municipality has organised the distribution of new compliant bags for unsorted waste, plastic and organic waste, at the town hall in piazza Roma 6, from 18 to 21 November 2026 [1][2]. The main change concerns the bag for unsorted waste, which switches from red to light blue, keeping the same size and coding, following rules set by the Co.A.B.Se.R. consortium. A transition period is planned in which both colours are accepted, before only light-blue bags are collected from 12 December 2026 [1][2]. Anyone unable to collect their bags on the scheduled days can send someone else on their behalf or contact the municipal Ecosportello service later [2].
Timeline
- — The municipality of Guarene reaches a 93.5% recycling rate in 2025, the best result among the 54 municipalities of the Co.A.B.Se.R. consortium. ATnews IdeaWebTv
Sources
- Raccolta differenziata, Guarene al 93,5%: è al primo posto nel Consorzio Co.A.B.Se.R. — ATnews, 10 November 2026
- Raccolta differenziata, Guarene al 93,5%: è al primo posto nel Consorzio Co.A.B.Se.R. — IdeaWebTv, 10 November 2026