There are many municipalities and towns in the country that are responsible for cleaning their streets, making it a true state policy. This is the case of the Municipality of Rafaela, Santa Fe, which carried out a four-day cleaning operation in the Zazpem neighborhood ditch, and 48 hours later it was back to its previous state.
For this cleaning operation, which involved a large number of personnel, heavy machinery, and trucks, the municipality invested around 25 million pesos. For the authorities, this amount seemed cheap compared to the cost of diseases prevented, as well as potential floods, especially during rainy seasons, where they tend to be intense and in short periods of time.
However, a group of neighbors, while the municipality cleaned, they continued to litter, causing the place to be almost as dirty as before within 48 hours.
While street cleaning is the responsibility of the authorities, it is also true that keeping them clean and in good condition is the task of the residents. For this reason, maintaining the cleanliness of the ditch was the responsibility of the local inhabitants.
Cleaning in Rafaela, Santa Fe. Photo: Municipality of Rafaela.
Urban tree planting contributes to ditch cleaning
The municipal authorities of Rafaela, in addition to working on street and ditch cleaning, are also carrying out various actions related to urban tree planting and environmental care.
To do this, the Sustainable Development Institute of the locality, together with the Austin Powder companies, started planting 76 specimens of Cow Hoof, Acacia, Soft Acacia, Lime Trees, and Ash Trees with the aim of improving the quality of life of the population, as a response to the climate crisis.
Trees are great allies in reducing or mitigating the effects of climate change, which are largely caused by human actions.
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