Cagliari is out of the top ten for municipal waste collection (TARI) costs: last year, it ranked eighth. This is revealed in Cittadinanzattiva's latest annual report on urban waste. The association looked at the average cost of a family of three living in a 100-square-meter apartment. For the capital, the tax will amount to €430 in 2025, compared to €465 the previous year, a decrease of 7.6%. In Nuoro, the tax increased from €330 to €336, an increase of 1.9%. The average TARI increased by 1.6% in Oristano, from €292 to €296. The largest increase comes from Sassari: €331 this year compared to €315 in 2024 (+5.2%).
In Sardinia, a family pays an average of 346 euros (-0.6% in a year). The cheapest regions are Trentino-Alto Adige (224 euros), Lombardy (262) and Veneto (290), while the most expensive remain Puglia (445 euros), Campania (418) and Sicily (402).
Catania is the provincial capital where people spend the most, at 602 euros, while Cremona is the cheapest, with an average family cost of 196 euros.
Cittadinanzattiva, explains Tiziana Toto, head of consumer policy, believes it is essential to "reduce territorial inequalities by ensuring an efficient and accessible service throughout the country, with particular attention to Southern Italy; promote civic participation by leveraging local experiences and citizen observers as an integral part of the governance system; make pay-as-you-throw (TARIP) a structural measure, rewarding virtuous citizens and municipalities; and consolidate transparency through public reporting of costs and environmental results."
Enrico Fresu
