City Of Bulawayo Endorses Anti-littering Policy
The City of Bulawayo recently endorsed an anti-littering policy, which comes into effect immediately.
The Sunday News reported that the policy will result in strict enforcement of anti-littering by-laws among other interventions.
According to a report by the local authority, a growing population, a rise in illegal vending, the subdivision of business premises, and a lack of resources both human and material are some of the factors contributing to the accumulation of litter in the city. Part of the report reads:
Immediate action has to be taken to restore the city to its former glory as everyone has a nostalgia for the yester clean city.
It is indeed easy to talk of a clean city that we had back then however, it is more important now to interrogate the past to establish the then enablers for a clean city so as to fully understand the causes of rampant littering.
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Until the early 1990s, the City of Bulawayo was regarded as the cleanest city in the region.
The city was characterised by litter-free streets, few illegal dumping spots and people who prided themselves in a clean city.
At present, littering and dumping of refuse continue unabated in almost all areas of the city. The need to have a clean city can never be over-emphasised.
Some of the measures spelled out in the policy are as follows:
- increasing the number of refuse compactors
- replacing the ageing supervisory vehicles fleet to improve supervision of refuse collection
- street sweeping
- monitoring of illegal dumping hotspots
- increase staffing levels
- intensify waste education and stakeholder engagement
- improve enforcement
- increase the number of litter bins
The Bulawayo City Council said a clean city attracts investors, and promotes ecotourism, as well as public safety.
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