On Thursday 27th, the Mijas Town Hall officially received the Ecovidrio Green Flag, after becoming the municipality with the highest score ever achieved in Spain within the Green Flag Movement this summer. The presentation took place at the institutional headquarters of the Association of Municipalities of Campo de Gibraltar, in a ceremony in which Ecovidrio highlighted the historic nature of Mijas’ achievement.

The event was attended by representatives from the municipalities recognised in this edition, La Línea de la Concepción, Algeciras, Barbate, Rota, Fuengirola and Lepe, as well as the Mijas delegation headed by the first deputy mayor, Juan Carlos Cuevas Dawson (Vox), and the councillor for Street Cleaning, Eloy Belmonte (Vox).  Also present were the president of the Association of Municipalities of Campo de Gibraltar, Susana Pérez, and the president of the Association of Municipalities of the Western Costa del Sol, Manuel Cardeña.

 

Belmonte received the flag on behalf of the municipality, emphasising that the achievement “belongs to all the people of Mijas”. The councillor highlighted the joint involvement of the Beaches Department, Operational Services, Mijas Communication, schools, neighbourhood associations, taxi drivers and especially the hospitality sector, whose collaboration “has been almost  a hundred per cent”.

Belmonte recalled that glass recycling has meant “a direct saving of around 70,000 euros in the summer months” and stated that this Green Flag “is not an end point, but an incentive to continue improving year after year”.

For his part, the area manager of Ecovidrio, Jesús Gutiérrez, explained that in the ten years of the campaign, “there has never been a score like that of Mijas” and highlighted that the city has placed itself “well ahead” of the 181 participating municipalities nationwide.

Gutiérrez praised the coordination between the Town Hall, the hospitality industry and the public, highlighting the environmental impact of the collective effort through the reduction of emissions, energy savings and the lower extraction of raw materials.

Similarly, the first deputy mayor, Cuevas Dawson, pointed out that this triumph “belongs to the residents”, highlighting the civic awareness demonstrated this summer. He explained that this result is due to “the daily commitment of thousands of families, businesses and professionals who have made recycling a natural habit in our municipality, proving that when Mijas sets a goal, it achieves it”.

The Town Hall also congratulated La Línea de la Concepción, which was also awarded the Green Flag, as well as the municipalities that have renewed the accolade in this edition: Algeciras, Barbate, Rota, Fuengirola, and Lepe

In the 2025 edition of the Green Flag Movement, more than 66,800 tonnes of glass have been collected in Spain, with the participation of 165 municipalities and more than 14,000 hospitality establishments.

Outstanding town in Spain 

Mijas has been recognised as the most outstanding municipality in the country and has also received, as a prize, a special beach cleaning day in recognition of its environmental leadership. It took place on the 13th of November at El Chaparral beach together with a hundred students from the IES Sierra de Mijas secondary school. During the activity, 90 kilos of small waste were removed and educational activities were carried out to raise awareness of the impact of cigarette butts, wipes and plastics on the coastline.

The Town Hall emphasises that this recognition sets out a clear roadmap for the coming years: more environmental education, greater collaboration with the community and management that continues to directly benefit residents. The aim, they stress, is to “protect the environment, reduce costs and make every step forward another source of pride for Mijas”.

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