Building rubble by the roadside, bulky waste in the Barranco, car wrecks on wasteland: there are illegal rubbish dumps across all the Canary Islands. On our Canary Islands rubbish map, we compile the locations reported to us by our readers. This allows us to compare all the Canary Islands and their municipalities.
- 0spots on the map
- 0reports in 12 months
- 0of which cleared
- 0reports since launch
The islands compared
| Rank | Island | Rubbish index | Reports | active | cleared | Last month |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Hierro (not enough reports yet) | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Fuerteventura (not enough reports yet) | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Gran Canaria (not enough reports yet) | 0 | 0 | ||||
| La Gomera (not enough reports yet) | 0 | 0 | ||||
| La Palma (not enough reports yet) | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Lanzarote (not enough reports yet) | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Tenerife (not enough reports yet) | 0 | 0 |
The municipalities with the most rubbish
No municipality has enough reports for a ranking yet.
The ranking counts reports from our readers, checked by photo. It is not an official survey. Rubbish index: weighted reports over the last twelve months per 10,000 inhabitants (small 1, medium 3, large 8). A municipality is ranked from five reports, an island from 20. Cleared spots still count, because the rubbish was there.
Municipal boundaries: Gobierno de Canarias (GRAFCAN, CC BY 3.0, 2021). Population: INE, 1 January 2025. Updated: 29 September 2026, 10:24
Rubbish map by island
How our litter map works
Anyone reporting litter taps on the map, uploads a photo and confirms the report by email. An image verification process filters out photos without litter and blurs out people and number plates. The email address does not appear anywhere.
Once the rubbish has been cleared away, any reader can report this by uploading a new photo of the same location. The marker will then turn green and remain visible for 90 days. Markers that have not been confirmed by anyone for six months will disappear from the map. This is how we aim to stay up to date and transparently show which local authorities have their rubbish problems under control and which do not. Get involved now!