Block parades and samba schools in Rio de Janeiro have already generated 466 tons of trash

@curtonews The last day of parades by the Rio de Janeiro Special Group samba schools, in Sapucaí, resulted in 76,5 tons of trash. 😱 #CurtoNews ♬ original sound – Curto News

According to Comlurb figures, since the pre-cleaning of the parade avenue, in the 2 days before the official opening, until today, the amount of waste removed reached 340,9 tons, of which 315,7 tons were organic waste and 25,2 tons of potentially recyclable materials.

In the blocks that spread across the city's streets, since the beginning of pre-carnival, February 4, 466,2 tons of waste have already been removed. Of this total, 84 tons were in the associations this Monday.

Those that generated the most waste were Sargento Pimenta (20,6 tons), at Aterro do Flamengo, and Bloco Corre Atrás, in Leblon (18,6 tons). In total, there are up to 2.450 street cleaners per day in the larger blocks. For these parades, up to 1.000 240-liter containers and 700 1.200-liter metal boxes were made available in the block concentrations.

On social media, there were complaints about incorrectly disposed rubbish:

(With Brazil Agency)

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