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Crowd control
RESIDENTS living near tourist hotspots in Mallorca are concerned about the threat of overcrowding and traffic jams as the peak summer time draws near.
Homeowners in the Cala s’Almunia and Caló des Moro areas report that they have endured “an invasion of people and vehicles” over the last few weeks a situation that is bound to worsen in July and August.
The main problem in the Cala s’Almunia is said to be a decision taken by Santanyí Town Hall to remove a restriction on nonresident vehicles that was implemented in 2017.
The controversial move was recommended by the Local Police, who pointed out that limiting vehicle access simply moved the problem to Cala Llombards.
Santanyi Council’s solution has been to find a more equitable option for both areas, including painting yellow lines and installing bollards in the Cala s’Almunia area to prevent parking in restricted areas and placing a barrier at the entrance when the maximum number of cars has been reached.
A team of informers will also be on call every day from 10am to 6pm throughout the summer to help with parking.
THE Balearic Islands hit a new recycling record last year.
More than 52,000 tonnes of domestic packaging were sent to recycling plants in the region in 2022, an increase of nearly 13 per cent with regards to the previous year, according to waste treatment company Ecoembes.
The largest percentage corresponds to paper and cardboard packaging (21,946 tonnes), followed by plastics (21,780) and metallic packaging (8,384).
Ecoembes reports that 85.7 per cent of packaging sent for recycling came from the blue
