Málaga, SPAIN
| Partnername | Location | ||
| Diputación de Málaga – Málaga County Council | Country | Spain | |
| Region | Andalucia | ||
| City | Málaga | ||
PHASE 1 Identification & selection of landfills to be redeveloped
The Province of Málaga is located in Andalusia in the south of Spain. It is the sixth largest Spanish province as far as population concerned, with more than 1.5 million inhabitants. This number doubles in summertime !
The Province is divided in 9 territorial departments and 100 municipalities. The Málaga County Council is a public authority. It aims to work with the municipalities and local organisations in order to improve the social and economic conditions in the region. The activities include all aspects of public service; culture, welfare, economy, environment, human health and education.
The Provincial Waste Consortium is an association of 89 municipalities to manage the waste disposal of 527.000 citizens. According to Spanish law the Provincial Waste Consortium has to control the municipal landfills after closure. A main challenge is to have landfills closed in a safe and controlled way and to have these sites integrated in the surrounding environment. To have this integration financed also economic values have to be found to ensure long term aftercare and long term monitoring of environmental risks.
2 out of 55 identified (registered) closed landfills are selected to be redeveloped.
Vinuela and Ronda landfill
Both landfills are located in rural area away from population centres and villages. Both landfills are almost closed and environmental facilities such as a drainagesystem and a leachate collection pump are installed. Nevertheless the landfills are not fully waterproof and isolated. Because of the high landscape value environmental control is needed. The communities have already demanded for alternative uses of the sites. Investments to have the sites controlled and closed are available. Both sites have a good potential to attract private investors for redevelopment.
Stakeholders
The Junta de Andalucia is the authorising authority to have the landfills closed. They also have the competences to fund closure activities. The Malaga County Council, Provincial Waste Consortium and the town halls of Ronda and La Vinuela are local authorities involved in the land use planning. Also community organisations, university experts and private sector will be involved.
At first they will be involved in information sessions and local events in order to raise awareness about the redevelopment plans. The current situation will be analysed, more specifically on flora and fauna and the possibility to have biogas- and solarenergy facilities planned at the landfill sites. This analysis will be discussed with private companies interested in economic exploitation.
