Race to the flag

launched the Green Flag project. This year will also include the second Barometer on the sustainability of the hospitality industry on our coasts, a study to analyse businesses’ efficient management of waste, energy efficiency, responsible consumption of resources and water consumption.

and glass recycling during the summer season. According to Ecovidrio, one third of all glass bottles and containers that are put into circulation all year are consumed in the summer in coastal tourist hotspots and around 50 per cent of the single­use glass packaging waste that is put on the market is generated by the hospitality sector.

This is the fourth consecutive year that Ecovidrio has

The results of the first study showed that seven of every 10 coastal establishments throughout Spain apply sustainability measures and the Valencia Region obtained the highest score with 7.08 over 10, followed by Catalonia (7.06), Murcia (6.9), the Balearic Islands (6.6) and Andalucia (6.3).