The project, carried out by the Ministry of Territorial Policy, Territorial Cohesion and Water, has restored an area of more than 77.000 square meters in a zone of high natural value in the municipality of San Bartolomé de Tirajana.
The Government of the Canary Islands has completed the closure and sealing of the Degollada de las Yeguas inert waste landfill , located in the municipality of San Bartolomé de Tirajana , on the island of Gran Canaria . This project, led by the Ministry of Territorial Policy, Territorial Cohesion, and Water , represents a total investment of €1.416.109 to restore the natural balance of the environment after more than forty years of environmental damage. During an official visit to the site, Minister Manuel Miranda, along with municipal representatives and the director of the Canary Islands Agency for the Protection of the Natural Environment ( ACPMN ), highlighted the progress this project represents in complying with European regulations on sustainable waste management and ecological restoration.
The intervention has allowed for the treatment and sorting of 2.480 cubic meters (3.720 tons) of waste accumulated since 1977, and has also used 9.631 cubic meters (6.067 tons) of topsoil to cover the entire affected area. This substrate will facilitate natural colonization by native plant species, thus reinforcing the landscape integration and stabilizing the terrain. The project also included reforestation with 4.285 specimens adapted to local environmental conditions, helping to transform a degraded space into a restored natural environment. With this closure, the Canary Islands are moving towards sustainable land management, allocating nearly €4,5 million between 2024 and 2025 to the sealing and ecological restoration of eight other historical landfills in the archipelago.
