The carnival goers left last night, on the first night of celebration in the capital, 50 tons of garbage in Santa Cruz, which was recovered by the City Hall of Santa Cruz de Tenerifethrough the Public Services area directed by Carlos Tarife.
Those 50 tons of garbage in Santa Cruz They were generated after the Announcing Cavalcade and the party in the streets with their respective stages, floats and kiosks.
Specifically, the service has accounted for 1,660 kilos of light packaging, 1,300 kilos of paper and cardboard and 49,220 kilos of the rest, which make up the total count of garbage in Santa Cruz during the last acts of the Carnival.
The Councilor for Public Services, Carlos Tarife, highlights the premiere of the ‘Batucada’ machine, which has a dragging system that allows waste to be removed from the road. “This is a great commitment by the Consistory for the efficiency and streamlining of cleaning during the Carnival, which has welcomed thousands of people on this first great night”, highlights the mayor.
Likewise, Tarife urges citizen responsibility, recalling that attendees “can enjoy the Carnival and, in turn, be responsible with their waste, depositing it, as far as possible, in their corresponding containers or closest bins.”
Great operation to collect garbage in Santa Cruz after the Carnival events
The more than 150 operators of the cleaning team called to leave the city impeccable at the end of the nights of celebration, have managed, together with the rest of the technical means, to remove thousands of glasses, bottles, remains of costumes, cans, cardboard, etc., from the roads.
“Our cleaning service workers contribute to making the Santa Cruz de Tenerife Carnival a benchmark in terms of festivities, social matters and respect for the environment,” adds the mayor.
On the other hand, on Thursday night, with the inauguration of the Carnival in the street and the Burial of the Sardine, Valoriza SA removed the burned structure and was in charge of collecting and adapting the areas where the festivities were held.