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Comlurb will carry out a campaign to encourage selective collection at Praça Mato Grosso, in Irajá, this Saturday
Published on 26/10/2023 - 14:40 | Updated
Currently, Comlurb's selective collection service serves 122 neighborhoods in Rio - Disclosure Comlurb is holding an awareness campaign this Saturday (28/10) at Praça Mato Grosso in Irajá, in the North Zone, to encourage selective waste collection. The event will take place from 8 am to 13 pm and will feature Chegando de Surpresa, a musical group made up of street cleaners who sing songs about the correct disposal of waste.
The campaign to encourage selective collection has been taking place every Saturday since March of last year, and its main objective is to increase the population's participation in separating potentially recyclable materials at home, in addition to reinforcing selective collection routes. The campaign has already taken place in dozens of highly visible points in the North, South, Central and West zones.
During the campaign, informative pamphlets are distributed, and technicians from the area 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 the 28 waste picker cooperatives, which separate and sell the products. Recyclable waste thus guarantees work and income for the 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 day and time of collection in each street. this 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 and expensive.
