The Consell de Eivissa does not foresee an immediate solution other than exporting waste to Mallorca

The only short-term option the Consell d'Eivissa (Island Council of Ibiza) foresees for valorizing waste from the Pitiusas Islands is the export of manure to Mallorca, according to sources within the island institution speaking to ARA Baleares. Therefore, the fact that the Waste Law has not yet been amended to include this operation significantly complicates the waste situation in Ibiza. The Ca na Putxa landfill is very close to the end of its useful life, as waste generation in Ibiza has skyrocketed in recent years. For this reason, the two island councils, with the supervision of the Balearic Government, decided that transferring manure to Mallorca would be the best temporary alternative while a permanent solution is being discussed. According to the Consell d'Eivissa, the definitive solution—which involves permanently transferring the waste to Mallorca or building an incinerator plant in Ibiza—has not yet been chosen. Furthermore, while awaiting the final measure, the temporary solution cannot be implemented either, because Vox blocked the decree-law on accelerating strategic projects in Parliament, which the governing teams of the Ibiza and Mallorca councils intended to use to provide legal cover for the project. The failure to amend the Waste Law (which prohibits exporting waste between islands) has also prevented the pilot program—scheduled to begin in October of this year and end in May 2026—from taking place. This pilot program was meant to bring approximately 30,000 tons of Ibiza's waste to Son Reus. Given this uncertainty, the Mallorca Council has not even included the 50 million euros that the Balearic Government owes the island institution to compensate for the environmental costs of importing waste from Ibiza in the 2026 budget—which was initially approved this Monday. Sources within the island institution have justified the exclusion of the €50 million from the 2026 budget by stating that the initiative "does not yet have legal backing." Although the Consell (Island Council) has not included the waste transfer in its budget and the project currently lacks legal approval, the Councilor for the Environment, Rural Affairs, and Sports of the Council of Mallorca, Pedro Bestard, asserted that the waste would be transported from Ibiza to Mallorca.Period."

For his part, the president of GEN-GOB Ibiza, Joan Carles Palerm, insists that the Ca na Putxa landfill has "approximately three years of life left." Therefore, he reminds everyone that "years cannot run out" and that "at some point there has to be an emergency solution in Ibiza, such as a new manure site or a new plant." However, Palermo is aware of the administrative deadlines that all these projects must meet before being approved and points out that the island institution has taken up to 17 years to adopt other environmental regulations.