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The Waste Advisor, Fernando González, explains that a strategic reflection on current management models is gaining ground, with the aim of defining a common roadmap that optimizes efforts and resources.
The La Palma Organic 2025 Tour concluded this Saturday with the celebration of the 1st Insular Recycling Meeting, an event that brought together representatives from all local administrations on the island, as well as waste sector technicians and professionals. The objective was to share experiences, strengthen work networks, and reflect on the future of recycling and the circular economy in La Palma.
The initiative, organized by the La Palma Island Council and ADER La Palma, took place through a day of technical visits and joint work that visited some of the strategic points of insular waste management.
The island’s Waste Advisor, Fernando González, has highlighted the involvement and commitment of the Island Council to move towards a more effective and efficient island model in relation to waste management. This commitment aligns with the work lines promoted by the government team in favor of a territory respectful of its natural environment and that promotes the conservation of its ecosystem. Additionally, these actions are aimed at fulfilling the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals.
In this regard, the advisor emphasizes that this tour of the 14 municipalities has shown a very positive evolution in institutional and citizen involvement, while also identifying improvement opportunities that will strengthen the system: reinforcing local technical teams, promoting specialized training, and moving towards process digitalization for more efficient management adapted to pay-per-generation.
Fernando González also adds that a strategic reflection on current management models is gaining ground, with the aim of defining a common roadmap that optimizes efforts and resources. «Overall, the La Palma Organic Tour confirms that La Palma has a solid foundation to consolidate a participatory, sustainable, and future-oriented circular economy model,» he argues.
1st Insular Recycling Meeting
The 1st Insular Recycling Meeting started early from the Villa de Mazo Market, with a guided visit to the Lodero Community Composting Area. Subsequently, participants moved to the Los Morenos Environmental Complex, where they firsthand learned about the insular waste treatment system.
The event concluded at the Andares Cultural Center in Villa de Mazo, with a closing panel discussion involving the Waste Advisor of the La Palma Island Council, Fernando González, the Mayor of Villa de Mazo, Idafe Hernández, and the President of ADER La Palma, Luis Vicente Martín. The panel was moderated by Miriam Almenara, ADER La Palma project technician and coordinator of the La Palma Organic project in its decentralized composting modality during 2025.
The 1st Insular Recycling Meeting represents a space for exchange, commitment, and common vision to continue promoting effective recycling and composting policies on the island. This event concludes the 2025 La Palma Organic Tour with a clear message: sustainability and the circular economy are collective tasks that require coordination, innovation, and local action.
La Palma Organic 2025 Tour
La Palma Organic is an island program whose main objective is to inform and raise awareness about decentralized composting as a sustainable alternative to traditional waste management. The La Palma Organic 2025 Tour, developed between January 20 and April 28, 2025, visited the 14 municipalities of La Palma, providing information, resources, and practical activities to reduce waste generation and promote responsible habits that can be learned and incorporated into daily life.
Throughout this tour, the commitment of the island’s municipalities to the implementation of decentralized composting has been evident. During this island tour, there has been a high demand for domestic composting kits and a clear interest in expanding or promoting Community Composting Areas (CCA).
