610 tons of garbage are collected on beaches in RJ

The amount is almost double that collected on a typical summer weekend, around 350 tons.

Since December, the company has already been reinforcing its cleaning service with the operation Clean beach, held every year in the summer, with an increase in the number of street cleaners and more work shifts. Furthermore, the company increased the number of containers to encourage bathers to dispose of them correctly. On the beaches in the south of Rio, over a thousand pieces of equipment of this type were installed.

The contribution of regulars to maintaining the beach's cleanliness is essential. Therefore, the company decided to reinforce Praia Limpa's awareness campaigns from next Thursday (19), with guidance actions for bathers Chegando de Surpresa, a group made up of street cleaners uses music and dance to teach about the correct disposal. Educational activities will take place every Thursday, Friday and Saturday, until the end of summer, on the city's different beaches.

The first activity, this Thursday, will be in Ipanema, at stations 9 and 10. On the Friday holiday (20), destined for São Sebastião, the team will go to Arpoador. And, Saturday (21), the awareness campaign will be on Leblon beach, at Posts 11 and 12.

Beach party

Comlurb fined the organizers of a clandestine party held this Sunday (15) on Recreio dos Bandeirantes beach, west of the city. The Grupo Clareou show, on the beach sand, resulted in a fine of R$ 140.928,80. Of this total, R$136.428,80 was invested by Comlurb based on the Urban Cleaning Law. The fine took into account the following aggravating factors: environmental damage, volume generated, lack of a way to dispose of waste, in addition to the affected area and landscape damage.

The total amount of waste collected on a normal summer Sunday at Praia do Recreio is around 20 tons. This Sunday, with the promotion of this clandestine event, the total waste generated reached 88,4 tons.

(With Brazil Agency)

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