More than 864 tons of waste have been collected by the Cleansing and Maintenance Division since the beginning of the year, division director general Ramon Deguara said on Thursday.
He was speaking during a visit by parliamentary secretary for public cleansing Deo Debattista to Paradise Bay, which is going to be cleaned by the division.
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Mr Deguara said that more than 1,000 tons of waste per month were collected in 2018.
Dr Debattista said that an intensive effort was required to clean up Paradise Bay, since there was no access to machinery and all work had to be done manually.
Precautionary measures were taken to protect the health and safety of the division’s workers and the works would be completed in about seven days, he said.