The Council of Mallorca faces growing opposition from the mayors of Alcúdia and Bunyola as well as from the hoteliers federation and tourist businesses to the import of waste for incineration at Son Reus. The grounds for opposition range from the use of Alcúdia port, local contamination and a poor image for tourism.
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Bet they wouldn't complain if the building industry suddenly revitalized. The amount of container traffic, both in Palma and Alcudia has diminished by over 50% as have the ferries. The amount of rubbish they are planning to bring here is probably no more than 10% of the amount of building materials that came here during the boom. Five years ago two ships came here on a regular basis to load cement made at Lloseta which meant dozens of lorries going up and down the motorway day and night. Both ships have been sold, one is now on its way to the Philipines.
Powerful point, Simon. This has little to do with tourism - IMO. The waste may be objectionable for different reasons but I don't see the tourism angle. Thanks for making the point about the cement lorries. Valuable comment.
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