The GOB requests documentation for the transfer of waste from Ibiza to Mallorca.
The potential massive import of waste to be incinerated in Son Reus constitutes "a serious environmental and neighborhood threat," the entity points out.
PalmThe environmental group GOB filed a formal request this Thursday for access to the complete documentation file relating to the transfer of waste from Ibiza to Mallorca, an operation it considers "totally unsustainable" because it transfers the waste problem from one island to another with the support of 50 million euros in public funds. The request is for access to the technical and legal reports and formalized agreements that support this decision and is based on the citizen's right of access to public and environmental information, the organization explained in a statement reported by Efe.
The possible massive importation of waste from Ibiza and Formentera to be incinerated in Son Reus constitutes "a serious environmental and neighborhood threat," which the environmental organization has already addressed in a meeting with the Son Sardina Neighborhood Association.
Ibiza and Formentera produce around 125,000 tons of waste annually, approximately 70% of which is waste that is dumped at the Ca na Putxa landfill in Santa Eulàlia, the entity has recalled.
According to the GOB, increasing incineration in Mallorca represents a regression in the waste hierarchy established by the European Union, which prioritizes reduction, reuse, and recycling. "Transporting waste for burning is a short-term, irresponsible, and unsustainable solution. Incineration generates air pollution, ash, and toxic slag: 30% of what is incinerated ends up in the landfill as ash or slag, and it also contributes to climate change," environmental and health concerns of hosting one of the largest incinerators in relation to the population it serves.
The entity has also recalled that the cemented ash landfill has a useful life until 2034 and if incineration is increased, the useful life of the landfill is reduced, which generates a problem 10 years in the future.
In the statement, it also denounces that this decision perpetuates a failed model of centralizing waste management and management through the concessionaire Tirme, instead of promoting island and local responsibility. Thus, environmentalists have called on Ibiza to improve its own management, with a Sectoral Waste Master Plan, and have denounced that it is in absolute contradiction with institutional discourses on sustainability and the circular economy.
"The message being conveyed to citizens is that waste can 'disappear' if it is taken to another island, which discourages collective involvement in responsible management," they criticize.
For all these reasons, it is considered essential that an operation of this scope, with such significant environmental and economic consequences, be managed "with maximum transparency and with information accessible to society."
