Mallorca waste charges: Tirme faces formal complaint

More than €100 million in extra public money has gone towards holding down waste charges on Mallorca since late 2023. Now campaign group No a la importación de residuos is challenging the tariffs charged by Tirme, the island’s household-waste contractor. It filed a formal complaint on Friday, 13 November, through the Son Sardina neighbourhood association, asking the public accounts watchdog, the Sindicatura de Cuentas, to intervene.

The complaint follows a Mallorca Island Council review of Tirme’s charges. The report gives the company’s contract an unfavourable assessment. It also points to structural imbalances, signs of excessive returns and tariff increases above the service’s actual costs. The group calls the charges “scandalous”.

It wants the watchdog to press the council to act on the report’s recommendations: review Tirme’s contract, hold a new tender and commission an independent audit. The recommendations also include a temporary limit on dividends and a cap on depreciation charges tied to the consumer price index.

The group has sent the complaint to the Balearic Islands government and Mallorca Island Council as well. Its spokesperson, Agustina Fernández, warns that without action, the service could deteriorate and people on Mallorca could face further pressure on waste charges.

Topics: Environment · Economy · Palma

Source: Europa Press / Mallorca.com