Plastic waste would have been imported into Morocco from Spain. The minister in charge, Leila Benali, is called upon to provide clarifications on this subject. This article is a press review from the daily Assabah.
Has Spain exported plastic waste to Morocco? This is the question that now agitates Parliament and even threatens the political future of the Minister of Energy Transition and Sustainable Development, Leila Benali, according to the daily Assabah. Indeed, the latter is questioned by several opposition deputies about a possible scandal linked to the export of Spanish waste to Morocco.
In the corridors of Parliament, some deputies even go so far as to draw a parallel between this possible scandal and the one which notably cost the former deputy minister in charge of the environment, Hakima El Haïté, his post in the government of Abdelilah Benkirane. As a reminder, a controversy had swelled in 2016 around the import by the Kingdom of 2,500 tonnes of waste from Italy.
As the Assabah newspaper reports, MPs from the Progress and Socialism Party (PPS) reported that Spanish authorities investigated with individuals charged for their alleged involvement in the illegal export of thousands of tons of plastic waste to several countries. , including Morocco. Information that surprised Nabil Benabdallah’s comrades, as Morocco has made great progress in this area.
This is how the deputies of the PPS urge the minister in charge, Leila Benali, at the head of the Department of Energy Transition and Sustainable Development, to provide clarifications on this subject, confirm or deny this information and specify the measures taken. by the government to prevent any importation of plastic waste into Morocco reports the Assabah newspaper.
As a reminder, the Iberian authorities have opened an investigation with eight individuals concerning the illegal export of 5,700 tonnes of plastic waste in several countries, including Morocco. 141 inspection missions were carried out in companies specializing in the management of plastic waste. As the newspaper reports, Spanish authorities have seen an increase in waste trafficking and environmental crimes.
