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Benidorm begins its summer street cleaning efforts on Sunday with more workers and special services in neighbourhoods and tourist areas.

 

The concessionaire increases the number of workers to 200, who will be distributed in three shifts, and intensifies waste collection and emptying of waste bins.

Benidorm City Council, through its Department of Street Cleaning, will strengthen its cleaning and waste collection service starting this Sunday, June 15th, with additional staff and special actions in neighbourhoods and tourist areas for the summer season. The councilor for the area, Luis Navarro, stated that these reinforcements will continue until September 15th to ensure that residents and tourists "have the best possible image of our city."  

For this special operation, the company that is contracting the service will incorporate all of its permanent, temporary staff, bringing the total number of workers responsible for cleaning and waste collection to 200. This way, "the three daily shifts, which cover 24 hours a day, will be reinforced so that the service can be provided under better conditions at a time when Benidorm's population is multiplying and, therefore, much more waste is being generated than usual," explained Luis Navarro. 

In this regard, the councilor explained that it has been detected that at the beginning of the summer season, there is a greater number of garbage bags outside the containers, as well as a greater amount of unfolded cardboard. For this reason, he indicated that "there is a door-to-door collection service for the entire city for cardboard collection, with established schedules to alleviate the excess cardboard on public streets and provide a perfect recycling service." Navarro indicated, however, that "if this is not possible, it is best to put it properly folded next to the container." Furthermore, there is a telephone number for all information: 96-5855184.

The councilor explained that, in addition to the usual services provided throughout the year, in the summer "cleaning work will be carried out again by neighborhood, in the afternoon shift," for which "a sweeper will be used; a hydro vehicle with pressurized water that uses degreaser, hypochlorite, and deodorizer; and a blower, with the appropriate personnel for these tasks." 

In areas with high concentrations of people and high tourist influx, such as Levante and Poniente beaches, sweeping and emptying of waste bins will be increased. According to previous seasons, the number of sweeping and emptying of waste bins is up to eight times a day. Also, in other areas with high public presence and where there are containers for separating waste, such as Plaza de la Constitución, Hort de Colón, Pintor Lozano, and Plaza de la Senyoria, an information campaign will be carried out on the proper use of underground waste bins, which will be complemented by increased maintenance of containers and waste bins throughout the city. 

Likewise, the councilor reminded businesses and hospitality establishments that "they must have containers appropriate for their waste production" and place them on public roads "at night, starting at 9 p.m., and collect them before 9 a.m.," as established in the municipal ordinance.

Finally, he emphasised that cleaning will also be carried out at the entrances to Benidorm, along paths, roadsides, outskirts, and park-and-ride parking areas. Waste collection will be reinforced with a rear-loading vehicle that, in addition to emptying street sweeping containers, will respond to any emergencies that may arise anywhere in the city. "Our intention is for Benidorm to offer its best image not only to tourists, but also to all of us who live and work here every day of the year," concluded Luis Navarro.