Since the beginning of the national project on cleanliness and maintenance in October 2023 until now interventions have been made in 21 localities, where more than 65 tons of waste have been removed. The interventions, which included sweeping, grass cutting and other cleaning, were carried out by the workers of the Cleaning and Maintenance Division together with other governmental entities.
The Division for Cleaning and Maintenance has so far placed 8 compact sweepers in various arterial roads and major localities. Until January alone, these machines covered 2,000 kilometers of roads in which 30 tons of street residue were collected.
It is also planned that through the new technological machinery that has been equipped with the Division for Cleaning and Maintenance, 24 other localities will be helped. Currently planning the routes of how the mentioned robots and sweepers will work is being done. This will be done after extensive training to the workers of Clean Malta by foreign technical persons.
These details were announced in a news conference addressed by the Minister for Tourism and Public Cleanliness Clayton Bartolo, the Parliamentary Secretary for Public Cleanliness Glenn Bedingfield, and the Director General of Clean Malta Ramon Deguara.
Minister Clayton Bartolo explained that continuous public cleanliness is a priority for this Government. “As a Government we will give more resources to the Local Councils so that they can also make use of Clean Malta’s services. A few years ago, we launched a pilot project with a number of local councils in this regard and it was very beneficial. Now we are seeing that the same exercise will be extended to a larger range of Local Councils throughout our country,” stressed the minister.
Parliamentary Secretary Glenn Bedingfield claimed that “When we beautify and keep our country clean, the Maltese people will benefit from this as well as all those who visit us. The ultimate goal remains that as a Maltese and Gozitan people we live in a country that welcomes you, a clean country and consequently a healthy country. Because the cleanliness and maintenance of our surroundings are the main ingredient for a healthy and strong society.”
The Director General of Clean Malta Ramon Deguara listed how this national project is bearing fruit, where the mentioned interventions are giving a change in the appearance of the streets we live in.
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