Funchal City Council said this afternoon that in the cleanings of the festivities of the year in the city of Funchal, collected 31,440 kg of waste, 5% more than last year.
Separate collection of waste represented 22% of the total value, a percentage identical to that of the previous year.
In terms of values of collected residues, the following were collected:
– 24,500 kg of undifferentiated waste;
– 1,270 kg of cardboard;
– 250 kg of wood;
– 1,660 kg of plastic and metal packaging;
– 3,760 kg of glass.
This results in a total of 31,440 kilograms of garbage, collected between 7am and 1:30 p.m., throughout downtown Funchal, as well as in the city’s belvederes.