THE BALEARIC WASTE Sebastià Sansó, Director General of...

THE BALEARIC WASTE MANAGEMENT LAW: A COMMITMENT TO REDUCE

Sebastià Sansó, Director General of Environmental Education, Environmental

Quality and Waste Management of theBalearic Islands Government

Balearic economy: specialized on touristic activities

Fuente: Elaboración pròpia a partir datosIBESTAT (FRONTUR)

37% of the GVA of the BI corresponds to trade activities, transport and hotel/catering industry

CONTEXTUALIZATION IN THE BALEARIC ISLANDS

16.332.03515.369.927

14.016.15513.524.50113.049.78312.626.12712.435.959

2017201620152014201320122011

Number of tourists with the BalearicIslands as the main destination

Data in the Balearic Islands

15,09 % selectivecollection

(2017)

Tons of recycled wastein the Balearic Islands (2017)

0,00

5.000,00

10.000,00

15.000,00

20.000,00

25.000,00

30.000,00

35.000,00

40.000,00

45.000,00

50.000,00

Envasos Vidre Paper (FORM)

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The organic fraction treated was only 2.59% of the waste generated

Good practices

CONTEXTUALIZATION IN THE BALEARIC ISLANDS

Esporles (Mallorca). 4.942 inhabitants2006. It started the door to door organic waste collection. 2009. Collection of all fractions+ the red rejection bag. Evolution of the selectivecollection (RS) and Residual waste (Rechazo).

Good Practices

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Sant Llorenç (Mallorca). 8.328 inhabitants and 20.000 hotel beds2009. It started the door to door collection with weighing large generators like hotels.

Good Practices

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Palma (Mallorca). City with 434.516 inhabitants where half of thepopulation of the Island of Mallorca is concentrated.

• Compulsory selective collection of organic matter (47% by weight of therest fraction), textiles and also vegetable oil

Measures applicable from 2020 onwards to achieve the objectives

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• Payment per generation (PxG): rates depending on the type andquantity generated; bonus of good practices and for reasons of socialurgency

Main goalWASTE MANAGEMENT DRAFT BILL

Waste REDUCTION

Reduce the generation of waste(10% 2020, 20% 2030)

Reduce food waste (50% 2020)

Imagen: MAPAMA

As of 2020: certain single-use plastic products can not be sold, distributed or used.Applicable to traditional and electronic commerce

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• Light and very light bags

• Rings for cans and bottles ofbeverages

• Glasses, plates, cutlery and trays

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• Drinking straws and ear swabs andcandies

• Lighters, razors, cartridges andnot reusable toners of printer andphotocopier

• Products containing microplasticsor nanoplastics

As of 2020: certain single-use plastic products can not be sold, distributed or used.Applicable to traditional and electronic commerce

Other measures

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• Recyclable or compostable coffeecapsules

• Monodosis and disposableutensils not allowed in hotels andrestaurants for consumption in thepremises

• Manufacturers will have to indicatethat no wipes can be thrown downthe toilet

Other measuresWASTE MANAGEMENT DRAFT BILL

• In public administrations only reusablebottles and develop public water sources

• Obligation to serve non-packaged waterto customers in hotels and restaurants

• Large events participated by theadministration only in bulk drink andreusable cups, or reusable containers

In addition to prevention, are there other reasons to apply these measures?

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• Presence of microplastics inthe tissues of commercial fishof our waters according to theSpanish Institute ofOceanography (IEO)

• Main cause of death of theBalearic Shearwater (Puffinusmauretanicus) according to theGeneralitat Valenciana, the mostthreatened seabird in Europeand endemic to the BalearicIslands

Marine Litter: coastal cleanup

Unique service in the Mediterranean:30 boats on the Balearic coastfrom June 1 to September 30

Main results 2017: 42.77%of the collected waste were plastics(50% in 2016)

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• The Telegraph: Balearic Islands toban plastic by 2020 in bid to cleanits beaches

• Independent: Balearic Islands toban plastic sales in bid to clean upbeaches

• The Sun: Majorca, Menorca andIbiza are banning ALL single useplastic like straws, lighters anddisposable razors by 2020

• Focus: Mallorca sagt Plastikmüllden Kampf an

• Spiegel: Mallorca will Plastiktellerund Kaffeekapseln verbieten

Examples of the impact on the international media from its public exposure on January 18, 2018 after a long process of citizen participation

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• The Congress of Deputies decidesto ban the plastic utensils of asingle use in 2020(10-4-2018)

• The Valencian Community will bancoffee capsules and plastic cutleryin 2020. The Integral Waste Planprohibits the sale of single-useplastics such as cotton buds, chupachups or drinkings straws(11-4-2018)

Legislative synergies in the Spanish StateWASTE MANAGEMENT DRAFT BILL

• Iberostar (hotel chain of Mallorca)eliminates disposable plastics in100% of its rooms in Spain (12-4-2018)

• Mercadona is ahead of the ban ofplastic bags and test paper bags.At the moment, these bags areavailable in 11 supermarketsdistributed in the province ofValencia, Balearic Islands, Barcelonaand Bizkaia ...(11-4-2018)

Business synergies in the Spanish StateWASTE MANAGEMENT DRAFT BILL

Acceptance in the Balearics according to Última Hora (newspaper) (13-5-18)

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Information and awarenesscampaigns

www.separarensuneix.net

OTHER CIRCULAR ECONOMY ACTIONS

Public subsidies on waste• 1.5 million euros in subsidies on

waste for local entities in greenpoints, plans and programs andcommunication campaigns (75town halls, 50 applications).

Support for the processof computerization ofgreen points and paymentby waste generation

• 2.5 million euros of ERDF funds (50% of the total of 5 million) to develop a plan to support municipalities in obtaining data, control of waste and the application of payment by generation.

OTHER CIRCULAR ECONOMY ACTIONS

Programa informático

Sustainable tourism tax(ITS)• Information and surveillance

campaign in spaces ofenvironmental relevance(840.000€)

• Land cleaning andmaintenance of beaches,coves and other publicspaces located within placesof environmental relevance,with people at risk of socialexclusion (500.000€)

• Boosting the social andcircular economy (700.000€)

Informant during the campaign

«Garbage does not return home alone;

return garbage home»

Waste in spaces of

environmental relevance

OTHER CIRCULAR ECONOMY ACTIONS

Ministry of Environment, Agriculture and Fisheries

C/ Gremi de Corredors, 10(Polígon Son Rossinyol)

07009 Palmawww.caib.es

phone number+34 971176666 - Fax 971177310 ssansojaume@dgmambie.caib.es

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