Lubango - A campaign with the aim of raising the awareness of citizens for the preservation of the environment began on Monday, in the city of Lubango, province of Huíla, under the motto "Conscious Citizen, Reserved Environment".
Promoted by the local Environment, Waste Management and Community Services office, the project contemplates the delivery of buckets and other hygiene means to taxi drivers, to prevent the waste left by passengers from being thrown onto the streets.
In statements to Angop, the director of the Environment office, Lídia Amaro, stated that this is a sectoral activity that includes other government bodies, as well as partners of non-governmental organizations and taxi drivers' associations,biosafety materials and leaflets with information on how to treat waste inside vehicles.
He said that the objective is to help preserve the current image of the city of Lubango, whose rescue is costing the State a lot of money, as some residents still insist on more 200 taxi buckets and educational material on good practices were distributed to taxi drivers operating in Lubango ecological.
Source: Angop
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