| In order to guarantee urban hygiene measures | The Councilor for City Services, Pedro José Sánchez, has appealed to the responsibility of the citizens of Totana with the deposit of urban solid waste in the containers in order to guarantee urban safety and health measures, more during this time of the pandemic by COVID-19The mayor has made a public appeal in the care and maintenance of municipal services after the incident that occurred last Tuesday, when a container on the RSU collection route contained ashes that caused a fire in the garbage and the service truck.This situation implies a great compromise of the garbage collection service at such difficult times for the maintenance of urban street cleaning, disinfection and hygiene services is essential due to the coronavirus epidemic.Pedro José Sánchez has asked to be respectful of municipal public services always but in this context even more; reason why it has asked to make a good use of the containers and not to put in risk the infrastructures nor to the workers of the service.Apparently, the municipal operators were forced, to avoid the complete fire of the truck, to empty it on the road and to extinguish the vehicle with their own means, and then to load and transport the garbage to the landfill.The facts of the reckless incident occurred in the hamlet of El Raiguero Bajo and carried a serious danger for the people and materials of the RSU collection service, as well as a risk of material loss for the company; at the same time that it constitutes a punishable act included in the Urban Hygiene Ordinance.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Totana