About thirty volunteers, coordinated by the environmental group Gadma and the Lloseta Town Hall, extracted bulky waste from the Almadrà stream this Saturday. Municipal trucks had to make three trips to the green point.
This Saturday morning left a hopeful yet concerning image in the municipality of Lloseta. A group of volunteers, called by the environmental entity Gadma and supported logistically by the Town Hall, managed to remove a large amount of waste from the Almadrà stream as it passes through the local industrial estate.
For several hours, participants dedicated themselves to extracting all kinds of objects from the riverbed: construction debris, appliances, wardrobes, pipes, PVC plastic materials, cans, and glass bottles. The accumulation of these waste items not only spoils the landscape but also poses an environmental risk, as the stream carries water during heavy rain episodes.
The outcome of the cleanup was substantial. The municipal brigade's trucks had to make up to three complete trips to the green point to deposit the collected waste. The collaboration of a group of young people from the peninsula participating in a camp in Lloseta was key to completing the task.
Bernat Fiol, spokesperson for Gadma, lamented the uncivil behaviour of those who use the stream as a dumping ground. “Those who throw away rubbish must face the consequences,” he stated, urging institutions to increase surveillance in these areas, especially near industrial estates where dumping is more frequent.
Fiol reminded that these acts sometimes border on environmental crime, especially when they affect protected natural spaces. Therefore, he called on the Lloseta Town Hall to install surveillance cameras “on each side” of the stream in the industrial estate section as a deterrent and to identify offenders.
This Saturday's initiative is not an isolated case. Gadma has been denouncing the presence of uncontrolled dumps in Mallorca's streams for years and has organized citizen cleanup days on various occasions. In Lloseta, community collaboration and municipal support have allowed this action to have a tangible impact, although the environmental entity insists that the definitive solution lies in prevention and awareness.
For the residents of Lloseta, cleaning the stream is a relief but also a reminder that protecting the environment is a collective task. The Town Hall has thanked the volunteers for their efforts and reminded that there are clean points and bulky waste collection services to prevent these items from ending up in nature.
The next cleanup event could be repeated in other areas of the region, according to Gadma, which does not rule out new calls if the situation requires it. Meanwhile, the message is clear: uncivil behaviour has consequences and, as Fiol points out, “those who throw away rubbish must pay.”
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