In pursuit of a cleaner and greener Ekurhuleni, the Clean City campaign will see a 4 000 strong Clean City Brigade be deployed across the region to continue with the work started on Saturday.
According to the mayor, the Clean City Brigade is to be the custodian of the programme and its members are expected to lead by example and to keep the city clean.
In addition, the recruits will be shown how to turn trash into cash by training them in recycling and exposing them to business opportunities in the environmental, waste management and eco-business sectors.
Gungubele further declared every last Friday of the month for the next nine months as Ekurhuleni Cleaning Day, where communities are called to do their bit in eliminating waste by cleaning their surroundings.
“Dirt is a health hazard to human beings and it also affects the environment negatively. The City of Ekurhuleni is home to Africa’s first Aerotropolis admired by many countries therefore there is no place for dirtiness and filth in our City,” Gungubele emphasized.
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