A series of local groups have been denouncing it for years, such as the case of Utrera más Cleana es Más Utrera, which even took the decision to bring the case to the attention of the Andalusian mediatorbut far from being resolved, the situation … The situation even ended up getting worse. The municipality of Utrera, one of the largest in square kilometers in the entire province of Seville, suffers from an endemic problem with the proliferation of uncontrolled landfills, some decades old and which have even ended up practically integrating into the landscape.
Now it is Association of Andalusian Construction and Demolition Waste Management Companies (AGRECA RCDs) is responsible for focusing on this issue. AGRECA assures that at present they have detected a total of 25 uncontrolled landfills located in different parts of the municipality of Utrera, a situation that they have transferred through a comprehensive report to the Department of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Sustainable Development of the Government of Andalusia with the aim that the autonomous entity acts in the matter to try to resolve a serious situation.
From the association itself, they clarified that they hoped that “the Andalusian government “Carry out the necessary investigations and put an end to this environmental danger.” A report in which many people participated in its preparation, since it was developed with the contribution of many citizens, environmental agents, associations, as well as complaints from neighbors that have been filed in recent years at the Andalusian Ombudsman’s office.
“The report identifies the largest spills with the greatest environmental impact in the municipality, many of which are more than two decades old and are located in areas close to the urban area or on developable plots that have since been abandoned. the brick crisis of 2008», they say from AGRECA.
Landfills full of debris and tires
The places that present the most problems and that have attracted the most attention from the complainants are, for example, the landfill located in the area called Mataburras, which has been more than 4 hectares of extensionin which products such as tires, uralite and rubble have accumulated for many years. An accumulation of waste located a few meters from the Way of Saint James which connects Cádiz to Seville, along which many pilgrims travel every week.
Another discharge was located in the La Herradera neighborhoodwith almost 8 hectares of surface area, and full of construction waste and large tires. They are also joined by another landfill located behind the Vistalegre facilities, where they assure that there are “remains of municipal works from more than twenty years ago”, despite the fact that in 2024 some actions will be carried out to eliminate the waste.
Image of the illegal slaughterhouse located in the Mataburras area of Utrera and reported by this association
In addition to these places, the report prepared by AGRECA also details how there are a series of roads and trails in the municipality of Utrera, such as the Vereda Real del Pajarero or the Junquillo and Golondrino trailswhere it is possible to find all types of waste, including household appliances and livestock remains. Places easily accessible from the roads leading from the urban area, where it is not uncommon to see small vans and vehicles dumping all types of waste, whether construction remains, rubble, old household appliances and garbage.
This is by no means a new problem in the city, as over the past few decades it is a phenomenon that has only grown, despite attempts by the different municipal corporations to stop the bleeding. One of the main reasons is that the municipal area of Utrera is very large and there are not enough resources to be able to adequately monitor it.
A complaint which joins all the previous ones and which emanates from an association which It was created in 2008 to bring together and represent the interests of businesses located in these self-governing communities and cities that are dedicated to the recycling of construction and demolition waste.
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