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| Since this initiative began, on June 22, 843 points have been detected with the spillage of household goods which, added to the 864 that the citizens add up to 1,707 | The councilor for Sustainable Mobility and Youth, Rebeca Pérez, visited the Cabezo de Torres district this morning, along with the president of its Municipal Board, Pilar Vivancos, where the awareness campaign to avoid the uncontrolled deposit of belongings has begun, furniture and bulky on the public road in hamlet.Since this specific campaign was launched, on June 22, the Civic Brigades have detected 843 points with items dumped, added to the 864 that have been reported by the Murcians, totaling 1,707.
The Local Police have initiated three disciplinary proceedings in these two weeks.From January 1 to July 5, a total of 18,107 incidents have been generated, of which 6,286 correspond to calls from citizens, that is, only 35% are prior notices.In total, since the beginning of 2020, 3,161,686 kilos of household goods and bulky items have been collected from the public highway, while in the last two weeks, since the campaign began, the amount amounts to 340,840 kilos.Thus, the Civic Brigades have begun to meet with the Presidents of the Municipal Boards to collect first-hand information on this problem in each district, while they have placed different informative posters at container points warning of possible sanctions and how to proceed.
for the removal of belongings.In addition to Cabezo de Torres, the Civic Brigades have visited Churra, Guadalupe, Cobatillas, El Palmar, Rincón de Beniscornia and El Esparragal during these weeks.They will continue their round of contacts with all the presidents of the Municipal Boards of Los Dolores, Puente Tocinos, San Pío X, Centro Oeste, Sta.
Maria de Gracia, Barrio del Progreso and Patiño.Likewise, in the dumping of black spots already detected in these districts, the Civic Brigades are working to find out who the offenders are where the complaint procedures have already begun.Fines up to 6,000 eurosThis new awareness campaign, launched by the Street Cleaning Service in collaboration with the Local Police, reminds that it is forbidden to leave furniture and bulky items on public roads and that the sanction that it entails, according to the Municipal Road Cleaning Ordinance, varies between 151 and 6,000 euros.In this way, the City Council is reinforcing control and surveillance so that this waste is not dumped on public roads, remembering that there is a free collection service.The Municipal Service of Street Cleaning has requested the collaboration of the Local Police, which works together with the Civic Brigades of the cleaning and waste management service, to eradicate this uneventful behavior, which has serious consequences for both the population and the environment.The Local Police, in collaboration with the Civic Brigades, is in charge of investigating and being able to determine who has been the offender in order to open the pertinent sanction file for abandoning non-permitted waste, such as debris, furniture and household appliances along with municipal containers and other environments, located on public roads.In addition to this reinforcement in surveillance, an awareness campaign has been launched through which images of household deposits will be placed in those containers with the highest incidence, alerting that these infractions do not go unnoticed by the cleaning services.
These photographs will be accompanied by the telephone of the free bulky collection service.According to the words of Councilor Rebeca Pérez, "it is necessary to end the illegal downloads.
We have carried out previous information campaigns, but, as the municipal ordinance states, this conduct is a serious offense.
We will apply the pertinent sanctions for leaving belongings and furniture on the streets without warn that Murcians have a free service that allows them to dispose of bulky waste correctly.
"The street cleaning and waste management service, through Ferrovial Servicios, has a free collection service by calling 900511133, the sustainable Murcia website and the social networks attached to this website."What we intend with this campaign is that the person who wants to get rid of a bulky warn, indicating the day and time, so that the established route is effective and is collected in a controlled manner," said Pérez."More and more residents are aware of the selective collection and care of our streets, but we have to continue working together on this task" explains Rebeca Pérez, "all of us, with our correct actions, can improve the environment to achieve the purpose of a Murcia cleaner and more sustainable ".
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia
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