Asturias is an autonomous community located on the northern coast of Spain. It covers an area of 10,602 km² and has a population of about one million inhabitants.

COGERSA is the public consortium for waste management in Asturias, formed by the Government of Asturias and its 78 municipal Councils. Since 1985, COGERSA has evolved from a centralised municipal landfill to a modern integrated waste treatment installation, thus allowing managing one million tonnes/year of municipal and industrial waste (hazardous and non-hazardous).