Municipality collects 8,000 tonnes of waste every month
The Ministry of Municipality and Urban Planning has collected over 8,000 tonnes of waste in a month that had been disposed off in public places, according to officials.
The ministry has started a clean-up campaign from the north of the country to the border areas in Abu Samra and to Salwa Road in the west.
A large chunk of the waste came from households. Umm Salal generated more than 7,000 tonnes, including 2,675 tonnes of domestic waste and 40 tonnes from slaughter houses.
Abu Samra generated about 165 tonnes, mostly from border areas, according to a report on The Peninsula.
Areas like Dafna had more construction waste because of the ongoing construction projects.
Workers did not dump the waste at designated areas, according to Safar Al Shafi, Director, Public Hygiene Department at the municipality.
The ministry is keen to enforce the hygiene law. People leaving construction waste at work sites will be fined and could also be reported to police in the violation is repeated.
Civic inspectors are monitoring all sites to ensure that building owners transport the waste to dumping sites, he said, adding inspectors are familiar with places where violations are common.
QLers: We urge you all to dispose off your waste properly by dumping it in the Municipality trash cans located near. Keep your city clean!
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