Boosting the social and circular economy. Sustainable management of tourist waste and the creation of jobs for people at risk of exclusion

Sustainable management of tourist waste with people at risk of social exclusion

What does it consist of?

The project consists in the sustainable management of tourism waste and the creation of jobs for people at risk of exclusion, with the objectives of obtaining resources to finance successful initiatives driven by solvent entities, and generating jobs for vulnerable people.

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PROJECT TITLE IN THE CALL
Boosting the social and circular economy. Sustainable management of tourist waste and the creation of jobs for people at risk of exclusion
LOCATION
Mallorca (Alcúdia, Marratxí, Muro, Santa Margalida)
Entity submitting the PROJECT
Govern de les Illes Balears
Entity that executes the project
Conselleria de Medi Ambient i Territori
Project code
ITS2017-122
Total project amount
700.000 €
ITS granted amount
700.000 €
Executed amount
494.281 €
Call year
2017
Execution status
In execution
Purpose
Environment
Budget execution
Executed: 70.61%
Last data request
20.10.2023

The project

The generation of waste is one of the main environmental impacts that comes from the tourism industry, an industry which, in addition to economic benefits, also causes social inequality. The objective of this project is to promote initiatives by private entities with a clear social and environmental objective aimed at changing this situation and applying the principles of the circular economy, which is strongly encouraged by the European Union.

Rather than being a problem, the aim is for waste to become a resource and an opportunity, not only at an environmental level but also through the creation of jobs for people at risk of social exclusion, a situation created mainly because of an economic model based on tourism.

In addition to the potential generation of supervised employment, specific waste prevention activities such as remanufacturing and the customisation of reused products can generate more than 100 care positions for people with mental health problems and/or serious exclusion.

Therefore, the objective of this project is to obtain resources to finance initiatives driven by clearly solvent entities that act with an undoubted social and environmental purpose, which will be self-managed and will be viable and continuous over time, generate jobs for vulnerable people and help the autonomous community achieve the objectives set out by Europe in terms of waste management.