MMC for Environment Resources and Waste Management in Ekurhuleni Makhosazana Mabaso is putting all resources in place to keep all parts of the City clean through the night shift CBD clean-up programme.
The night shift cleaning programme includes street sweeping, litter picking and changing of refuse bags on the sidewalk bins.
The programme kicked off in October and will run until 2022.
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Over 100 people are employed in this programme and their working hours are from 3pm to 11pm every day to keep the CBDs and industrial areas clean.
Set as a pilot project, this programme is only concentrated in Germiston and Alberton.
“A clean environment is not only appealing to people who use the area daily. It also has a potential of attracting more business into that area which contributes to the economic growth of the city,” said Mabaso.
Patrick Moyo (44), who resides in Thokoza, is one of those who are employed to work on the night shift CBD cleaning programme.
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“It’s only been a month since we started with the cleaning work, but people have been commending the work we do,” he said.
“We can only hope that in the next few months everyone would have gotten used to using refuse bins to dispose waste.”
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