Alcúdia, an environmental quality labelled borough

Alcúdia, a town located on the northeast of Mallorca, is a splendid setting for nature lovers due to its 30 km-long coastline of varied landscape.

During Futur Alcúdia 92, the council declared Alcúdia, Municipio Ecoturístico (Eco-friendly tourist township) , as a proof of the wish to protect and conserve the environment.

This declaration implies a higher commitment of Alcúdia Council in order to protect the environment in every field of productivity, which is proved by the great number of actions that are being carried out.

Establishments with the Environmental Quality Label

- Hotels in Majorca with the Environmental Quality Label: Aparthotel Ivory Playa, Hotel Astoria Playa, Hotel Bahía de Alcúdia, Club Pollentia, Aparthotel Alcudia Garden, Aparthotel Palm Garden, Aparthotel Viva Sunrise, Aparthotel Viva Tropic, Vanity Hotel Golf, Aparthotel Edén Alcúdia, Aparthotel Edén Lago, Sunwing Nuevas Palmeras, Sunwing Victoria, Hotel Boccaccio, Aparthotel Sol Alcúdia Center, Sunwing Las Pirámides, Sunwing Las Palmeras.

- Restaurants in Majorca with the Environmental Quality Label: Miramar, don Vito, Piero Rossi, Can Costa, La Portassa de Can Costa.

Awards

1997: "El barrendero ecológico" granted by the FUCI (Federación de Usuarios-Consumidores Independientes).

2001-04: “Mención de oro” in the "Bandera Verde-Ciudad Sostenible’s" awards granted by the FUCI (Federación de Usuarios-Consumidores Independientes).

2004: "Best Practice Certificate" granted by the "Dubai Internacional Award for Best Practices"(DIABP), in the programm UN-HABITAT.

The Environmental Quality Label

In 1994 Alcúdia Council implemented the award of an Environmental Quality Label in recognition to those tourist establishments with a strong commitment towards the environment. The main aim is to encourage the tourist industry to protect the environment by being awarded an Environmental Quality Label that is reliable and recognized in all tourist and tourist-related scales. In order to obtain this label, the tourist establishments must fulfil a series of quality programs: to reduce waste, to do a selective rubbish collection, to use recycled material and ecological products, to reduce electrical consumption, to eliminate noise, and to show environmental, cultural and linguistic respect, among others.