The Street Cleaning and Waste Collection Services in the municipality of Murcia are being developed 100% but taking all possible disinfection and protection measures.
The Councilor for Sustainable Mobility and Youth, Rebeca Pérez, has guaranteed "normality in the garbage collection service, both for selective collection containers and those of the rest. We remind all the neighbors of the need to respect the schedule to remove the garbage, from 20 to 23 hours, so that there is no accumulation of waste throughout the day as well as depositing them within the containers and not throwing the waste on the ground. "
Regarding the Ecopoints distributed by the city and districts, the service is suspended to minimize the risk of contagion, although if it is necessary to deposit a special residue, it can be taken to the Municipal Ecopark.
One of the measures adopted is the readjustment of certain services with the aim of prioritizing cleaning and disinfection of the containers, intensifying the disinfection of lids, opening levers, litter bins and their locations.
These tasks are carried out by personnel who come from other services that have been modified as drivers (who now move individually), the suspension of blowers or those responsible for the suspended ecopoint service.
In addition, portable toilets have been installed at strategic points for the exclusive use of bus drivers in Plaza Circular, Cruz Roja, Arrixaca, La Pradera in Sangonera la Seca, San Agustín, Carrefour watchtowers and the last stop at the Patiño crossing.
Regarding the street cleaning service, waste collection and treatment, all sanitary recommendations have been followed to guarantee the health of the workers, avoiding the spread of the coronavirus while responding to all cleaning and disinfection needs.
The waste service works 100% and steps have been taken at the entrance and exit of the operators to minimize confluence.
Vehicles also receive internal and external cleaning procedures that help minimize the risks of contagion.
In the same way, the washing frequency of the containers is being modified, both externally and internally, and the protection measures for the operators have been increased.
The rest of the services of the concessionaire company are adapting to the new needs and Ferrovial Servicios centralizes citizen attention by calling 900 511 133 and the web portal www.murciaciudadsostenibles.
Similarly, cleaning and disinfection activities have also been intensified both for the facilities and for the material and vehicles used in the street cleaning and waste collection service.
To this end, hydroalcoholic solution gels have been distributed to all work centers for use of the template and also disinfectant sprays for all vehicles.
Since last week, work facilities and equipment have been disinfected after the completion of services in all work centers.
Thus, one of the routines that the workers of the garbage collection service have followed for days is to spray with a disinfecting solution both at the start of the shift and at the end of both keypads, steering wheels, gear levers, handles, handles and in general all those parts that touch the collection trucks and the rest of the cleaning equipment and materials.
In addition, all drivers have been provided with nitrile protective gloves.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia