The Plenary initially approves a 10% reduction in the waste treatment fee, which drops from €114.95 to €103.46 per tonne, aiming to ease the burden on municipalities and citizens.
The Plenary of the Mallorca Council has given initial approval this Wednesday to a 10% reduction in the fee for urban solid waste (RSU) treatment for the 2026 fiscal year. The measure, which responds to a commitment from the governing team, will set the price at €103.46 per tonne, down from the current €114.95.
The Councillor for Finance, Innovation and Public Function, Rafel Bosch, explained that the reduction is possible thanks to a direct subsidy of €50 million provided for in the ninth additional provision of Law 8/2019 on waste and contaminated soils in the Balearic Islands. This aid is granted to the Council as the receiving administration for waste from the island of Ibiza.
Additionally, the island institution has authorised an extraordinary credit modification of €41.4 million to regularise the treatment fees. Of this amount, €25 million comes from the Balearic Government for the pilot plan for waste transfer, and another €13 million corresponds to the payment of the waste prevention and management fund by the regional government.
In the same agreement, the Council has decided to fully assume the cost of treating the organic fraction of municipal collection (FORM), which will now be €0 per tonne. This measure aims to promote selective collection and prevent this cost from falling on citizens.
The fees set for 2026 are as follows:
- RSU treatment: €103.46 per tonne.
- FORM treatment: €0 per tonne.
- Treatment of sewage sludge: €239.31 per tonne.
- Treatment of dead animals and slaughterhouse waste: €37.20 per tonne.
Bosch highlighted that the arrival of waste from Ibiza will generate new income, which will be supplemented by earnings from the sale of electricity produced at the treatment facilities. According to the councillor, both factors will help keep fees contained in the coming years.
The councillor defended the management of the mandate and recalled that, in addition to keeping the fee frozen throughout the legislature, the 10% reduction is now materialising. In this regard, he stated that at the beginning of the mandate, TIRME's proposal set the fee at €225 per tonne, and the final cost will be €103.46 for 2026.
This reduction provides direct relief for the municipalities of the island, which will see a decrease in the cost of treating their waste. For citizens, the impact will be felt in municipal rates, which could be adjusted downwards depending on each municipality's decisions.
The initial approval of the measure occurs in a context of rising prices, and the Council emphasises that protecting citizens' wallets is a priority. The measure must be definitively ratified in a forthcoming plenary session, following a public exposure period.
With this decision, the Mallorca Council continues its policy of cost containment in waste management while promoting selective collection through the free treatment of the organic fraction. The institution hopes that the stability of the fees will be maintained in the coming years thanks to extraordinary revenues.
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