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Campaign to encourage selective collection will be in Madureira and Copacabana this Saturday
Published on 28/06/2024 - 14:43 | Updated
This year, the actions are concentrated in open-air markets in all regions of the city - Disclosure Comlurb is promoting a campaign to encourage selective waste collection this Saturday (29/6) at the mobile street market located at Praça Cardeal Arcoverde, in Copacabana, in the South Zone, and at Praça Paulo da Portela, in Madureira, in the North Zone. Both events will take place from 8 am to 13 pm, and the second will feature the Chegando de Surpresa group, made up of street cleaners who use music and dance in awareness campaigns about the correct disposal of waste.
The campaign to encourage selective waste collection has been running since March of last year. In 2023, Comlurb's focus was on squares and beaches, with a total of 48 actions, in highly visible points in the North, South, Central and West zones. This year, the actions are concentrated in street markets in all regions of the city.
During the campaign, informative pamphlets are distributed, and technicians answer questions and provide guidance to the population. Currently, Comlurb's selective collection service serves 122 neighborhoods in Rio. All collected material is delivered to 28 waste picker cooperatives, which separate and sell the products. Recyclable waste thus guarantees work and income for cooperative members and their families. Currently, door-to-door collection is done once a week, on alternate days to home collection. The population can find out about the collection day and time on each street in the city. service page.
For the recycling cycle to be increasingly successful, it is essential that residents participate in this process, promoting the separation of waste in their homes. Without the participation of the population, the selective collection service becomes unproductive.
