Barcelona is the sixth city dirtier of Spain according to a survey that the Organization of Consumers and Users (OCU) it has carried out 6,853 citizens of seventy municipalities. Specifically, citizens give the Catalan capital a score of 40 out of 100, eleven points less than what the municipality obtained in the previous edition of this survey. Madrid is in a very similar situation and Lleida, Tarragona, Badalona, Terrassa and Hospitalet de Llobregat are also suspended. For its part, Girona gets a fair pass and Sabadell is the only Catalan city that gets a good grade, with a 64 out of 100. Dog feces, dirt around the containers and graffiti are the main reasons for complaint.
The survey has revealed that one in three people fails the Catalan capital in terms of urban cleanliness. This makes it the sixth dirtiest city among all those selected, which represents a decrease of 11 points compared to the previous edition of the survey, which was carried out four years ago.
Citizens have rated a dozen aspects related to cleanliness. The worst ratings have been given to the excessive presence of dog feces on sidewalks and graffiti on public roads, and in the dirt generated by large bottles.
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According to the OCU, the dirtiest cities in the State are Palma, Alicante and Seville, and the cleanest, Oviedo, Bilbao, Vigo, Pamplona and Albacete.
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The OCU has indicated that there is no direct relationship between a greater investment in cleaning and a higher score. In this sense, it has revealed that Pamplona and Albacete, two of the cleanest cities according to residents, spend 46 euros per year per resident on this itemcompared to the more than 80 euros that invest from other capitals such as Seville, Barcelona or Madrid.
What would have a positive influence is the number of rainy days and, above all, the regularity of cleaning tasks. Thus, the more sweep frequency, the better rating. For all these reasons, the OCU has asked the consistories toand increase these tasks and make greater control of canine feces. In fact, he has pointed out that the number of fines for not picking up dog feces is anecdotal and has warned that in most cities it is considered a minor offence.