In the context of its ongoing efforts to enhance the culture of environmental sustainability and maintain hygiene, the municipality of the southern region inaugurated its first campaigns to distribute cartoon sorting and recycling containers to civil society institutions that included the Al -Hikma Association for retirees and Dar Al -Manar to care for parents, a number of public and private schools and community institutions. This was within its plan aimed at distributing more than 300 containers during this year.
The campaign included the distribution of containers in three main colors, which are blue for plastic, green waste, and light blue waste for metal waste, with the aim of facilitating the screening process from the source and encouraging all members of society to contribute effectively to the environmental protection. In addition to raising the level of awareness of the importance of community partnership in preserving the environment, according to the General Cleaning Law No. 10 of 2019.
After completing the assembly, communication with Urbasir Cleansing Company on the hotline number 80070000 to collect the waste and rotate it in the correct ways according to the standards followed.
This initiative comes within the municipal plans and strategy to improve waste management and reduce the quantities of landfills. In addition to strengthening joint cooperation with individuals and all civil society institutions who are the main pillar of the success of any environmental program.
Awareness workshops have been presented on the importance of home sorting and how to use the containers properly. Where the municipality of the southern region, through this step, seeks to raise the rate of recycling and reduce harmful emissions, in line with the national goals of sustainable development and the protection of natural resources.
