80 tons of garbage are removed from the streets of Minsk every day

According to the American financial and analytical resource The Streets, Minsk is in third place among the cleanest cities in the world - only Singapore and Tokyo are higher. How this result is achieved, told on the air of the ONT TV channel, reports sb.by.

Cleanliness is the work of many people, considerable costs, as well as the prudent attitude of the Belarusians themselves. In the pure appearance of the city there is also the contribution of the driver of the irrigation machine of the enterprise "Gorremavtodor" Leonid Taleiko. "We have a very clean city, and, of course, I am glad that our at least part of it is here. At 19:45 we start and at 7:45 we finish, he said.

As it was noted on the air, 80 tons of garbage are taken out of the streets of Minsk every day. The scheme is clear: first, a garbage truck and cleaning urns, behind it is a watering machine, which literally washes asphalt and sweeps debris to the sidelines, after which a huge vacuum cleaner enters the case. In Minsk, it turns out about 500 units of equipment per day (works). - Approx. ). Basically, we try to do these works at night, so as not to create traffic jams, some inconvenience for citizens. The tractor, brushes are small, large, sweeping equipment works during the day, said the head of the site of the enterprise "Gorremavtodor" Evgeny Poplavsky.

Cleanliness in Minsk is the first thing that every tourist notices. And this is the work of people, and a lot of public funds. “This year, 80 million rubles have been allocated. 4405 yard areas are under maintenance. Last year, we bought tractors, and there are tractors in every ZhEU. This is for mowing, and for snow cleaning, said Elena Kolyago, Deputy Director for landscaping and sanitary maintenance of the utilities of the Factory District of Minsk.

Waste is converted into income. Now about 40 percent of all waste is sent for recycling in the capital. The strategic figure is 90 percent. For example, plastic is used for the production of RDF fuel, said the head of the operation department of the enterprise “Spetskommunavtotrans” Irina Lazareva.