I have previously written about problem with the proposed Recycling Collection Depot - Entre Golf/PAU26 and the continued use of the PAU 26 parcel of land for a rubbish transfer depot. It is also referred to in other articles entitled Los Verdes Continue to Mislead , Los Verdes should read what I've actually written , and "If you want to find a solution, you need Los Verdes... .
As a direct result of the failure of Los Verdes, the Green Party, the environmental party, to support the residents in their campaign, we (the residents) looked for support and assistance from other political parties, namely the CLR (Central Liberal Renovada) who have Councillor Pedro Mancebo in the Town Council, and the CLARO party who whilst not having an elected representative on the council continue to work to help the residents of Orihuela Costa.
As a direct result of the help of these two parties today my wife, Natalie, and I were amongst representatives of 10 urbanisations surrounding the PAU 26 area of Orihuela Costa that presented a Petition in the Town Hall of Orihuela signed by over 400 residents and property owners protesting against the continued operation of an illegal organic waste rubbish transfer point, the threatened location of a huge solid waste dump and possible rubbish vehicle parking area, all in the middle of their urbanisations.
The present transfer point which has been operating illegally for many years is situated in an area designated as a Green Zone. The site operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The noise from the constant flow of dustbin lorries which transfer their contents to huge containers during the night and early hours of the morning, when the majority of the current activity takes place, allied with the often toxic smells, is a source of major disturbance for neighbours. In an official letter dated 25 September, 2007, Sr. Abadia, the Councillor for Infrastructure in Orihuela Town Hall, confirmed the illegality of the transfer point and gave assurances that it would be closed very soon and the area restored to its natural state.
Two years later and a new concessionary for the rubbish collection service – NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE.
There is also a current proposal by the Town Council to site a household refuse recyling depot on land adjacent to the plot currently used for the illegal transfer point. In Spain they like to call the recycling dump a 'Ecoparque' as it sounds better than what it actually is. The residents of the urbanizations surrounding area, some within 50 yards of the site, are asking the council not to allow the use of the land for a what would become a 'mega rubbish dump'
Presentation of the petition in the Ayuntamiento in Orihuela.
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