Lanzarote's Playa Blanca beach receives a "black alert" due to sewage discharges.

Lanzarote's Playa Blanca beach receives a "black alert" due to environmental concerns, primarily sewage discharges. Environmental group Ecologistas en Acción lists the beach among 48 in Spain receiving black flags, urging improvements in sewage treatment and wastewater monitoring. The annual report also highlights overdevelopment, chemical pollution, noise pollution, industrial damage, and marine waste as reasons for the alerts.