The ecological islands of Naples: where to find them, timetables and what to differentiate

With the advancement of door-to-door differentiation, the need to rely on the ASIA ecological islands increases more and more.

It may seem a bit complicated if you have no experience, but actually going to an ecological island to dispose of the waste is very easy, but be careful: you can't bring everything!

What you need to know before going to an ecological island

An erroneous but very common idea is to believe that any waste can be brought to the ecological island, including unsorted and wet waste.

This is not the case, indeed every ecological island it can accommodate different types of waste based on parameters determined by the administration. Don't worry, you will find a handy table below.

Here are the recommendations on products and materials:

• NO ASBESTOS. It is absolutely forbidden to bring materials containing asbestos as they must be differentiated in a completely different way and safety by special companies
• NO PLASTER. It is absolutely forbidden as it must be disposed of separately
• NO BITUMEN
• NO COMPANIES: ecological islands are for citizens only
• NO WET, excluding vegetable oils
• NO UNDIFFERENTIATED, that must be disposed of with the ordinary door to door or with the bins where available
• Electronic devices and electrical equipment must be undamaged, not disassembled

These are the instructions on how to operate on the site:

• Bring a identification document bearing the address of Naples or a certificate of residence near the city of Naples
• In the case of non-resident, the delegation of the resident in Naples is required, obviously the waste must be from the delegator
• Be recognized by the staff, don't be ashamed
• If you are not practical ask staff for assistance on where to dispose of the products correctly, they will show you containers, presses and bins where you can leave the materials
• Don't ask the staff to help you download, i absolutely forbidden as they could injure themselves with materials unknown to them

Where are the ecological islands of Naples?

On the Neapolitan territory there are two types of ecological islands: with fixed headquarters, or structures in fenced and stable areas, with tanks and containers for separate collection, and mobile (or itinerant) ones, often these are vans equipped for a specific type of material or product to be recycled.

Ecological islands with a fixed location

• Piscinola, Via Giovanni Antonio Campano
• Colli aminei, Via Saverio Gatto
• Scampia, Avenue of the Resistance
• Bridges, Via Emilio Salgari
• Plain, Via Nelson Mandela
• Bar, Via Mastellone
• Fuorigrotta, Via Arturo Labriola (near The Space Cinemas)
• Secondigliano (Miano), Via Vicinale Vallone di Miano
• Market, Viale Ponte della Maddalena
• Health, Via Arena della Sanità

Mobile ecological islands

• Lawyer, Piazza Dante
• Chiaia, Piazza Vittoria
• Chiaia, Piazza Amedeo
• Montecalvario, Charity Square
• San Ferdinando, Via Toledo
• San Ferdinando, Piazza Trieste and Trento
• Arenella, Piazza Medaglie d'oro
• Upper district, Via Onofrio Fragnito
• Posillipo, Viale Virgilio
• Vomero, Via Cilea
• Vomero, Via Luigia Sanfelice
• Vomero, Via Filippo Palizzi

What can be recycled in the various ecological islands

Ecological island and recyclable materials	Colli aminei	Ponticelli	Basket Market	Barra	Secondigliano (Miano)	Health	Scampia	Fuorigrotta	Piscinola
Paper and cardboard	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Glass	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Plastics and metals	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Battery	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
drugs	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Bulky	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
TV and monitor	✅	✅	❌	❌	❌	❌	✅	❌	✅
Inert (small scraps of housework)	✅	✅	❌	✅	✅	✅	❌	✅	✅
Ballast	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Used clothes	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Lights (neon, light bulbs, etc.)	✅	✅	❌	❌	❌	❌	✅	❌	✅
Car and motorcycle batteries	✅	✅	❌	❌	❌	❌	✅	❌	✅
Vegetable oils	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Toner and cartridges	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Paints and solvents	✅	✅	✅	❌	❌	❌	✅	❌	✅
Mowing and pruning	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Refrigerators and air conditioners	✅	✅	❌	❌	❌	❌	✅	❌	✅
Large household appliances	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌	✅	✅	✅
Small appliances	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅

Opening hours

Usually the ecological islands share the same opening hours, with small exceptions on Pianura, Sanità and Secondigliano.

The time shared between Piscinola, Aminei Hills, Scampia, Ponticelli, Barra, Fuorigrotta, Market is the following:

• il Monday From 14:00   19:00
• da Tuesday a Saturday From 08:00   19:00
• la Sunday From 08:00   14:00

On the other hand, the following ecological islands are exceptions, which have separate timetables:

Pianura

• da Monday a Saturday From 14:00   19:00
• la Closed on Sunday

Health

• by Monday  to the Sunday From 08:00   13:40

Secondigliano

• il Monday From 14:00   19:00
• da Tuesday a Saturday From 08:00   19:00
• la Closed on Sunday