The socialist party of Majadahonda has expressed its concern over the continued presence of illegal dumping in various protected areas of the municipality, including the paths of La Dehesa, El Villar, the Serrana ravine, and the surroundings of the Guadarrama Regional Park. Despite having filed “two motions, multiple questions, and several complaints” with the Nature Protection Service (Seprona) since 2020, they claim these places remain filled with debris, old appliances, disused furniture, and construction materials.
“"We have been denouncing landfills, impassable roads, and a City Council that doesn't even know how many kilometers of roads it has for six years. It is a shame that the Popular Party has voted against solving it, and that is why we will bring a new motion to the Plenary to end illegal dumping on protected land."
The socialists propose a comprehensive plan that includes the creation of a complete inventory of paths for registration in the Property Registry and the Municipal Cadastre, the approval of a Comprehensive Municipal Cleaning Plan with a defined budget and timeline, the standardization of signage for pedestrian, cycling, and equestrian routes, and the drafting of an updated Municipal Ordinance to regulate the use and protection of these public spaces.
For its part, the City Council has highlighted the measures already implemented to address the situation. These include the deployment of a specific team within the Local Police, the Environmental Patrol, created in 2009 and recently reinforced with a sub-inspector, an officer, and eight agents, as well as vehicles and technology such as drones. This patrol operates 24 hours a day, monitoring rural roads and streets to prevent waste dumping and other environmental crimes, in collaboration with forest rangers and the Ministry of Environment, Agriculture, and Interior of the Community of Madrid.
“"The Majadahonda City Council has reinforced the resources available to the municipality's Environmental Patrol, created in 2009 to prevent environmental crimes that deteriorate the natural and urban environment and ensure compliance with municipal ordinances."
However, the socialist party considers these initiatives to be merely “a temporary fix” and that the situation has not improved since their last motion was rejected in December 2023. The problem of illegal dumping is not exclusive to Majadahonda, also affecting other municipalities in the region such as Fuenlabrada, Alcorcón, and Leganés, where a lack of coordination between administrations hinders the search for truly effective solutions.
