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Enrique Padrón, director of Innovation and Sustainability of the hotel association, explains the details of 'Tenerife Km 0- Circular Tourist Community'. Go to download Ashotel and Asaga Canarias have developed the pilot project 'Tenerife Km 0- Circular Tourist Community', an initiative that was paralyzed by the covid-19 pandemic but has now been reactivated. This is a circular economy and health initiative, which links the tourism sector with the primary sector. For Ashotel's Director of Innovation and Sustainability, Enrique Padrón, the project “is the best example of sustainable tourism that we can launch on the island along with those initiatives that have to do with decarbonization and the fight against climate change,” and He adds that work is already underway to scale the project and replicate it soon in Puerto de la Cruz. “We want to take advantage of all the rich organic matter that is produced in the hotels, stop burying it in landfills and regenerate soils and farms for better production and local supply; If we want to talk about a circular economy, we must better design this entire process and incorporate concepts of minimization and incentives,” he explains.
We talk about circular tourist communities because we have to start working with small groups or cells in order to obtain the best results that allow us to subsequently scale this project,” adds Padrón, who points out that this is an approach in which “everyone The agents who participate win, from the hotelier, because they produce less waste, to the tourist, to whom we are going to value these agrotourism practices and related experiences, to the farmers, because they regenerate soil and favor the supply of healthy gastronomy. and kilometer zero,” adds Enrique Padrón. Two regional systems The project consists of developing and activating two regional systems -north and south of the island of Tenerife- as local WhatsApp Number List communities for minimizing food waste and recycling organic matter, coming from the selective collection at source of the participating hotels and which It is estimated that it could exceed 600 tons annually, with the incorporation of new accommodation establishments. With composting and the reincorporation of the nutrients obtained in this process into the soils of the farms of local agricultural producers, the sector will be able to supply itself with organic production -mainly fruits and vegetables- from each region, closing the cycle and adding value to tourism. more sustainable. The pilot project starts with the participation of the GF Gran Costa Adeje, Bahía del Duque, RIU Buenavista, Sheraton La Caleta and HOVIMA Costa Adeje hotels. This Circular Tourist Community has the collaboration of the Cabildo of Tenerife, in its Environment area, the Adeje City Council, Asaga Canarias and the company Serviagroc, owner of the property located in Guía de Isora where the appropriate treatment of waste collected in establishments.
It will also be accompanied by research teams from the Ashotel-CajaCanarias-ULL Tourism Chair and professors specialized in design, waste management and circular economy.Few news in the 2022 income campaign The Minister of Finance, María Jesus Montero | Photo: Government of Spain The Minister of Finance, María Jesus Montero | Photo: Government of Spain Orlando Luján, economist and tax advisor, remembers that the victims of La Palma will not have to pay taxes for the aid received for personal and property damage. Go to download The economist and tax advisor, Orlando Luján, points out that if there is one thing that stands out for this year's 2022 Income Tax campaign, it is because of the lack of new features: the scales do not change and new forms of tax relief are hardly introduced. The most significant thing is the caveat that the citizens of La Palma affected by the eruption of the volcano will not have to pay taxes for the aid received for personal and property damage. Luján indicates that, as always, it is essential to review the draft carefully, especially if we have suffered any change in family status, as it may give rise to deductions that are not reflected in the document sent by the Tax Agency. Likewise, it recalls some new developments as a result of court rulings, such as that those who rent properties as a result of an inheritance will be able to amortize a greater amount, and those who have sold their house and have taken advantage of bonuses are obliged to reinvest in a home in the period of two years. In addition, they will be able to add the so-called “covid period” of 78 days to those two years.