Sant Antoni de Portmany has revalidated for the fifth consecutive year the Ecovidrio Green Flag and consolidates its position as one of the coastal municipalities most committed to sustainability in the Balearic Islands. In addition, it has been the Balearic municipality that has obtained the highest score in this edition of the Green Flag Movement, which has earned it an extra prize: a cleaning day of one of its beaches organized together with the environmental organization Paisaje Limpio (Clean Landscape).
The award was presented this Monday in the auditorium of the Conselleria de Treball, Comerç i Indústria, in Palma, in a ceremony attended by representatives of the awarded local authorities and Ecovidrio managers.
Five years in a row on the green podium
The Councillor for Environment, Cleanliness and Beaches, Pepita Torres, stressed that revalidate the Green Flag for the fifth year in a row is “recognition of the continued effort” of the municipality in its commitment to sustainability and environmental protection. He especially thanked the involvement of catering establishments and neighbors, “without which it would not be possible the high rates of glass recycling recorded during the summer campaign.
During this summer, Sant Antoni collected more than 734 tons of glass containers and reached a participation of 99.4% of the Horeca sector (hotels, restaurants and cafes), one of the indicators that Ecovidrio values most when awarding the distinctive.
Bonus prize: beach cleanup
As a novelty in this sixth edition of the Green Flags Movement, Ecovidrio has decided to reward the most committed municipality in each autonomous community with a cleaning day on one of its beaches. In the case of the Balearic Islands, Sant Antoni was the winner by obtaining the highest score, which reinforces its role as a benchmark in sustainable management and the promotion of responsible habits among the population and the local hospitality industry.
Balearic leadership and statewide campaign
In the Balearic Islands, along with Sant Antoni, Alcúdia, Calvià, Palma and the Consorci de Residus i Energia de Menorca have revalidated their Green Flag, while Capdepera and Formentera have been awarded for the first time this year.
In total, in the 2025 edition of the Green Flags Movement have participated 31 municipalities and more than 2,800 hoteliers in the islands, which have allowed to collect more than 15,800 tons of glass containers only in the Balearic Islands. This volume of recycling has avoided the emission of more than 9,100 tons of CO₂, has saved the extraction of more than 19,000 tons of raw materials and has resulted in energy savings estimated at 11,300 MWh.
At the national level, the campaign has involved 165 municipalities and more than 14,000 catering establishments in Andalusia, Cantabria, Catalonia, Valencia, Balearic Islands and the Region of Murcia. Among all, during the months of June, July and August have been collected more than 66,800 tons of glass containers.
The deputy director of Ecovidrio’s East Zone Management, Roberto Fuentes, stressed that the Green Flag Movement is “a visible example of the collaboration between public administration and the hospitality sector” and congratulated Sant Antoni in a special way for revalidating its Green Flag and consolidating itself as one of the Balearic coastal municipalities most committed to sustainability during the tourist season.
Summer of high waste generation
The campaign focuses on the summer months, when a third of all glass containers that are put into circulation in Spain and about 50% of single-use packaging waste comes from the hospitality channel is consumed. Hence Ecovidrio prioritize tourist areas and work closely with bars, restaurants and hotels to improve collection, strengthen containers and launch awareness actions.
With the new revalidation and the added prize of beach cleaning, Sant Antoni de Portmany strengthens its profile as a tourist municipality that tries to reconcile economic activity with the protection of the environment and the reduction of the environmental impact of the high season.
