San Javier launches year-round beach cleaning service to keep its coastline in top shape
The service will cover around 400 bins and include night shifts in La Manga during peak summer months
San Javier town council has launched a new beach cleaning service designed to keep its coastline in good condition throughout the year, covering both the beaches of Santiago de la Ribera (La Hita, Barnuevo, Colón and Castillico) and the full length of La Manga del Mar Menor on both its Mediterranean and inland sides, including areas such as El Pedrucho, Veneziola, Mistral or El Estacio, among others.
The service is intended to complement existing municipal resources rather than replace them, focusing specifically on the kind of work that standard beach cleaning machinery can't handle. That includes removing biomass debris and seagrass, clearing waste from hard-to-reach areas, regularly emptying the roughly 400 litter bins along the coastline and cleaning access points, walkways, footbaths and street furniture.
Toilets, Civil Protection posts and lifeguard booths will also be included in the cleaning schedule.
The operation will scale up and down depending on the time of year and how busy the beaches are. During the summer months, additional staff and equipment will be brought in, including night shifts in La Manga running from midnight to 7am to ensure the beaches are clean and ready before the first visitors arrive each morning.
At peak times, up to eight operators may be deployed across the area, while in winter the service will continue at a reduced level adapted to demand.
The service is also designed to be flexible enough to respond quickly to storms, heavy rain or unexpected spikes in visitor numbers.
For more local events, news and visiting information contact the tourist offices of San Javier (main contact number 661 572285) or go to the home page of San Javier Today.
Address
Calle Padre Juan. Centro Cultural Principe de Asturias 30720 SAN JAVIERTel: 968 571 704
Oficina de Turismo de San Javier
The municipality of San Javier has three main offices giving tourist information to visitors, as well as two information points. The tourist offices are located in Santiago de la Ribera, on the ground floor of the town hall in San Javier and at the start of La Manga. There is also a summer tourist information point located on the seafront in Santiago de la Ribera as well as one at kilometre 12-13 of La Manga del Mar Menor next to Playa Mistral.
Due to its location on the fringes of the Mar Menor and Mediterranean, San Javier has a period of intense summer tourism activity during the peak summer months, although it is popular with retirees of all nationalities out of peak season.
Tickets for the annual San Javier Jazz Festival can be purchased at the Festival office in San Javier Town Hall, Plaza de España.
Timetables summer 2024:
Tourist office Santiago de la Ribera (Calle Padre Juan 30720, Santiago de la Ribera)
Weekdays 9.00 to 14.00 and 18.00 to 21.00
Weekends and public holidays 10.00 to 13.00
Telephone: 661 572285
Email: turismo@sanjavier.es
La Manga del Mar Menor (Gran Vía Km. 0 30380, La Manga del Mar Menor):
May 1 to September 30:
Weekdays 10.00 to 14.00 and 17.00 to 19.00
Weekends and public holidays 10.30 to 13.00
Telephone 968 128955 ext. 2
Tourist information point of San Javier (Plaza de España, 30730 San Javier):
Weekdays 9.00 to 14.00
968 573 700 ext #5351
Email: concejaliadeturismo@sanjavier.es
Tourist information point of Santiago de la Ribera (Paseo Colón on the seafront)
Weekdays 9.00 to 14.00 and 18.00 to 21.00
Weekends and public holidays 10.00 to 13.00
Tourist information point of La Manga del Mar Menor (Playa Mistral, km 12)
Weekdays 11.00 to 18.00
Weekends and public holidays 11.00 to 14.00
