Marching and planting trees against waste incineration in the Basque Country
On Sunday March 1, people marched and planted tree seed balls in Gipuzkoa (Basque Country) against the incinerator project and on behalf of Climatic Justice and Circular Economy.
Hernanin Zero Zabor (local Zero Waste group from Hernani) organised the march to warning the population about the reappearance of incineration in the agendas of some local politicians.
Provincial authorities in Gipuzkoa (720.000 inhabitants) are trying to implement Zero Waste scheme in all the province, and nowadays 60% of towns which make the 31% of the total population are recycling 70%-80% of their domestic waste, leaving no more than 50-60 kg. of residual waste person/year. This goal has been achieved in the last four years.
But some politicians are again suggesting the resumption of the ancient incinerator project, to be built one kilometre far from Usurbil (first Zero Waste town in this country) and five kilometres from Hernani. Members of local ZW present in the proposed site for the incinerator said: “Since we proved that Zero Waste management is better for our health, for our child’s future, for the Planet, for economics and for the justice in the Wolrd... Why do those politicians want to sell us, all the people from Gipuzkoa? Why do they want to give a gift to oligarchs and transnational corporations?”
Marchers ended the protest walk sharing food brought by all the participants. But before that, they planted seed-balls: “Nendo Dango”. Every ball, was made of clay, compost (from community composting of Hernani) and some tree seeds: oak, maple, hawthorn, laurel, walnut... “This is our way of fighting incineration and building a better world at the same time, with no waste and full of justice”.
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