Recently, the UPV/EHU organised a series of summer courses to address the issue of climate change. The Environment Minister, Asensio, took advantage of the courses to highlight the incinerator’s positive contribution to climate change, which is surprising, since for every tonne burned the incinerator emits another CO2 into the atmosphere. In addition, the honourable Member said that 100% of urban waste is recovered and that this energy supplies, among other things, 50,000 homes. Asensio did not tell us that the energy efficiency achieved by the incinerator is 30%, while reuse and recycling reach an efficiency of between 80 and 90%: Therefore, among other benefits that could be achieved with this achievement, there would be a healthier environment, more jobs, and we would not reduce the raw material that the mother is consuming in the soil.

Subsequently, the honourable Member added that the use of a special filtering system by the incinerator does not lead to emissions to the environment, but it is not true. The inadequate measurement of such dangerous substances, i.e. between six and eight hours a quarter, makes the point made by the honourable Member impossible. If emissions are dioxins, PCBs or heavy metals, the process should be controlled by continuous monotyping. In this respect, it should be noted that the culprit for this bad situation is not only the Council, but also the Government of Spain, as other countries have made protocols on dioxins and PCBs, but Spain has not. Spain joined the non-production of dioxins and furans at the Johannesburg summit (2000), but did not ratify the agreement in 2004.

For certain substances, whether particulate matter or nitrogen dioxide, the incinerator exceeded the permitted contamination limits during the test period. In this section, the discharge of ammonia to Arkaraid-Erreka, responsible for the death of the river fauna, should also be highlighted.

Finally, a couple of things on this subject. The first is that while the separation rates of Donostia-San Sebastian (40 per cent) and Bidasoaldea (52 per cent) remain so modest, the rate of Gipuzkoa (55 per cent) will remain insufficient.

And the second: because with the energy obtained from the waste, green hydrogen is generated to feed the bus fleet, I think that should at least serve to keep the bus lines on a regular basis. That was not the case, as the frequency of buses going from Andoain to Donostia-San Sebastian has recently decreased, between 15 and 60 minutes. And that's happened on several routes, people will have to use the car more and produce more CO2. It is therefore clear that the concern of the environmental authorities is a matter.