The plan has a budget of 82 million euros for the period 2020-2026 and Valbuena has ensured that “perhaps it is the last opportunity” to “implement sustainable waste management in the Canary Islands.” The counselor has linked the Pircan and the future circular economy law. He has always warned that one of the current government’s commitments has been to make a “deep” review of the Pircan prepared by the previous executive. The commitment to incineration techniques has moved to a “more ambitious” document on issues such as the increase in recycling rates and selective collection,
The Pircan also includes a waste prevention program, a strategic environmental study, an economic study and a citizen participation document. The quantitative targets are to go from the current 20% of effectively recycled waste to 55% in 2025 for household and assimilable waste. And for packaging, the goal in this short term is to reach 65% recycling in 2025 and 70% in 2030.
