High levels of selective collection are a good indicator of the commitment and good practices regarding waste carried out in a municipality. The higher the percentage of selective collection, the greater the amount of waste that can potentially be recovered and recycled, thus contributing to the principles of the circular economy and reducing the environmental impact associated with the generation and treatment of waste.
Evolution of the number of population in the Balearic Islands according to the percentage of selective collection in their municipality, and evolution of the number of municipalities with a percentage of selective collection higher than 60%
Source:Government of the Balearic Islands, the Islands Council of Mallorca, Menorca, Eivissa and Formentera; IBESTAT
NOTE: SC = selective collection
The number of municipalities that have a selective collection higher than 60% has increased significantly between 2010 and 2021, going from 2 municipalities to 18.
Despite this, in 2021 the majority of the Balearic population (53.7%) was still in municipalities with selective collection levels under 20%.