DUBAI // Twenty-seven tonnes of waste has been collected from New Year celebrations sites including Burj Khalifa, Business Bay, Jumeirah beach, Dubai Marina, Dubai Water Canal, and Jumeirah Street.
Abdul Majeed Sifai, director of the waste management department at Dubai Municipality, said more than 800 cleaners took part in the process.
“The New Year celebrations this year was marked by an unprecedented crowd of about two million people, which necessitated doubling of field efforts,” he said. “The cleaning process started at 5pm on December 31 and lasted until 8am on January 1, during which workers collected more than 10,150 bags of waste.”
Last year, the municipality collected 20 tonnes.
Mr Sidai also said there were cleanup operations on Sheikh Zayed Road, Mohammed bin Zayed Road, Al Khail Road and Emirates Road, where a team of 28 cleaners and three supervisors were deployed.
“Four sand sweepers and safety vehicles and three vehicles for rapid intervention were also put into service at these areas. In addition to that, 106 additional waste containers of different sizes were distributed in the most congested areas,” he said.
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