The Consell d’Alcaldes of Ibiza has noted the need to significantly reduce the generation of waste on the island, in parallel to the implementation of the pilot plan for the transfer of waste to Mallorca in order to proceed with its incineration at the TIRME plant in Son Reus. The support for this initiative has been formalized this Friday during the meeting held at the Town Hall of Sant Joan de Labritja, under the recent Decree Law 8/2025, of urgent measures to accelerate strategic projects in the Balearic Islands.
In addition, the president of the Consell de Ibiza, Vicent Marí, together with the mayors of the island, has agreed to jointly design an island shock plan for waste reduction. The objective is to request the collaboration of the Balearic Government through funds from the Sustainable Tourism Tax (ITS). Marí has defended this model of inter-administrative cooperation, recalling the precedent of the plan against intrusion, and stressed that, despite the progress made in recent years, “there is still a wide margin for improvement” that must accompany the transfer of waste off the island.
Although the specific content of the plan should be defined in the coming weeks by the technical groups of the Consell and the municipalities, the implementation of new grants to encourage the separation and reduction of waste, public awareness campaigns, the creation of new recycling areas such as deixalleries and greater control of uncivic behavior, among other measures, are being considered.
In another point of the agenda, the Consell d’Alcaldes has agreed to unify criteria to prioritize the necessary hydraulic works both at municipal and regional level, especially after the episodes of heavy rains recorded in September and October. In this area, the investment of nearly 1.5 million euros in emergency actions by the Consell Insular and the most affected municipalities, as well as the 3 million euros provided by the Balearic Government for the recovery of torrents, water treatment plants and desalination plants, have been highlighted.
The meeting also served to discuss the improvement of the network of beaching ramps on the island, which currently has seven facilities. The municipalities will study increasing this number and improving the accessibility and environment of the existing ones. Finally, the councilor Maria Fajarnés has reported that 108 applications for aid have already been submitted for the damage caused by the DANA, mostly related to homes, vehicles and businesses, while the president of the Consell has demanded the State the urgent publication in the BOE of the declaration of emergency zone to expedite the procedures and payments to those affected.
