Francisco Saorín, head of the Department of Services of the City of Cieza, presented to the media a campaign of public awareness regarding street cleaning and care of street furniture in our town.
The campaign, he explained the mayor, "has been fully funded by the companies responsible in our municipality in the collection of packaging and street cleaning, Ecoembes and La Generala, respectively."
Saorín "has offered a series of data with the intention of citizens to assess what is the cost of services and are aware of their value, and the street cleaning amounts to almost one million euros, the maintenance of parks and gardens It is dating back to 729,000 euros and service of garbage collection and waste up to 1,366,000 euros, which calls for greater citizen collaboration in respect cleanliness and decorum of public spaces. "
After all, as pointed Saorín, "these three services a very important part of the money that people pay through their taxes are being".
On the other hand, the head of service, warmly welcomes "the work done by Ecoembes in the collection and recycling of packaging waste, since, in turn, represents a substantial revenue for municipal coffers, since the company pays a fee for each kilogram paper and packaging collected in the containers provided for this purpose, so that the benefit to the public is twofold, environmental on the one hand and economic on the other, since the higher collecting more income for the City. "
From the Department of Services, it has produced a brochure, which includes information on services garbage collection, packaging and cardboard and paper, as well as the time at which citizens can deposit them in the specific containers for this.
It also includes information ecoparks, both fixed and mobile, and how to use them.
Saorín, also wanted to make a call attention to the problem of dog excrement, "abound in the streets of our town," and called on all dog owners their "collaboration in collecting poop and recalls that the behavior is defined as an offense with a corresponding financial penalty by the Municipal street cleaning "ultimately concluded," we are not asking for more than the application of the most basic rules of coexistence and a minimum respect for common rooms used by everyone".
Finally, Councilman Services calls upon all neighbors "to Cieza is a cleaner and healthier living city and in turn, and for this the cooperation of citizens is essential."
The appearance of a city "is, ultimately, your business card to anyone who visit or who knows first and Cieza has to evolve in the direction of becoming a clean, friendly, visually pleasing city, welcoming of visitors, and this is a collective responsibility that must be led by the council, true, but that demands awareness and collaboration of all. "
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cieza