The anachronism of the presence of citizens of Las Palmas registered in apartments in the south of Gran Canaria means that a resident of Juan Grande has to pay the bill for an apartment owner who comes to Playa del Inglés to get money for a second home in the midst of tourists . If the norm is followed, the new regulation of vacation homes will have to expel these people from the system due to the image they generate and because it breaks the unity of destiny.
The authorities that regulate and order the tourism business in the south of the island do not want to touch this issue until 2027, the date on which it is expected that there will be local elections again. But the truth is that the bill of an industrial business coexists with another domestic business and, in troubled waters due to the vacation rental of digital OTAs, profit from intermediaries.
According to data from the San Bartolomé de Tirajana City Council, around 200 tons of waste are generated in Playa del Inglés per day. Of this amount, 40% is organic matter, 30% is paper and cardboard, 20% is plastic and 10% is glass and other waste.
The amount of waste generated in Playa del Inglés has increased in recent years, due to the increase in tourism and the population that officially lives in apartments. These citizens of Las Palmas in tourist areas also generate a significant amount of waste in Playa del Inglés. The main waste generated by citizens is organic waste, paper and cardboard, plastics and glass.
The City Council of San Bartolomé de Tirajana is working to improve the selective collection of waste in Playa del Inglés charged to local budgets when in reality each recipient of tourists should, and this is what theirs normally foresees. The City Council is betting on waste recovery, through the production of compost and the transformation of plastic waste into other products.
