Belgium/Cooperation at the heart of the new urban cleanliness strategy in Brussels

Published on 01/12/2022 | La rédaction

Belgium

Brussels Minister of Public Hygiene Alain Maron presented on Tuesday the new urban cleanliness strategy, clean.brussels, which aims to make the Region cleaner by setting up a sustainable cooperation between the different levels of power, private actors and the citizen.

In concrete terms, the plan is based on 14 objectives and 65 measures aimed at public authorities, the private sector and citizens. These include the creation of a council for cooperation between municipalities and regions, reducing the number of discarded cigarette butts, increasing educational activities in schools and associations, and encouraging companies to take action.One of the main objectives is to create a cooperation council between municipalities and regions, to reduce the number of discarded cigarette butts, to increase educational activities in schools and associations and to encourage companies to reduce their waste.

One of the main objectives is to harmonize the actions of the cleanliness actors to avoid confusion. For example, the plan was presented in Flagey, where the square of the same name is under the responsibility of the region, while the square of Sainte-Croix is under the responsibility of the municipality. This situation is not very clear for the citizens as well as for the public services.

While coordination must be improved, basic problems such as illegal dumping remain the priority. In Brussels, 500,000 tons of unsorted waste end up in the incinerator every year. Stricter and more preventive action combined with better public awareness and information are therefore essential.

"The clean.brussels strategy is based on a new mindset: the cleanest city is not the one that is the most cleaned, but the one that is the least soiled," said Maron.

To carry out this plan, 80 million euros will be made available over the next three years.

Source: www.rtbf.be


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