Waste Management
Waste Management
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Waste Prevention Program

  • Prevention/Reduction
  • Reusing/Recycling
  • Promotion of circular economy
  • Awareness
Palma, Spain
Environmental Councilor
Budget: 1,027,952.00 €

The program aims to reduce waste production through a different number of measures, all engaged with the different selective fractions (glass, paper and cardboard, packages, organic). As examples:

1) Regarding organic waste: creation of circuits for taking advantage of surplus foods,

2) Regarding glass waste: promotion of reusable glass packaging use among the restoration activities,

3) Regarding packaging waste: use of reusable dinnerware in public events in the city,

4) Regarding paper and cardboard waste: foster the reuse of textbooks at schools.

These are 4 out of 24 measure examples that are included in the Waste Prevention Program.

Main objectives

1. Reduction of waste generation by 10% regarding 2010 in 2024.
2. 3% of waste generation aims to reuse preparation in 2025.

Year of implementation: 2020

Expected/planned duration: 4 years