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The Waste Management Department of Dubai Municipality (DM) has collected 27 tonnes of waste from the New Year celebrations sites, which include Burj Khalifa, Business Bay area, Jumeirah beach, Dubai Marina and Dubai Water Canal, in addition to Jumeirah Street. Last year, the Municipality had collected 20 tonnes of waste on the occasion.
Abdul Majeed Sifai, Director of Waste Management Department, said that the waste removal process was completed as per a comprehensive plan drawn by the department.
“Dubai Municipality had set up an integrated working team consisting of more than 800 cleaners and 35 supervisors to undertake the cleanup activities at the new year celebration sites. Cooperation was also sought from the private sector companies to provide volunteers to help our cleaners in the clean-up operations,” he said.
“The New Year celebrations this year was marked by an unprecedented crowd of about 2 million people, which necessitated doubling of field efforts,” said Sifai.