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waste management. This plan aims to provide the highest standards of quality for hygiene
services and operations in the emirate of Dubai throughout the year, and during various
events and holidays hosted by the emirate. This is consistent with the Municipality’s objective
to ensure that all residents and visitors enjoy the highest quality tourism, leisure and living
experiences.

Dubai Municipality stated that it has assigned 2,300 cleaners to oversee hygiene services
across the Emirate, who will work in four shifts and will be provided with all the necessary
tools and equipment for the field. Additionally, the Municipality has appointed 650 hygiene
engineers from the private sector to whom hygiene-related tasks in tourist, industrial, and
desert areas have been outsourced. The teams will include approximately 250 supervisory
staff to monitor hygiene tasks and complete the closure of emergency field communications.

To preserve the environmental and hygienic conditions of public beaches in the emirate of
Dubai, Dubai Municipality has also assigned a field team of 84 members, including 12
supervisors and 72 cleaners, who will work daily in three shifts; to maintain the cleanliness of
public beaches in Dubai and enhance their sustainability, while providing a unique experience
for beachgoers, including citizens, residents, and visitors, during the Eid holiday.

Furthermore, the Municipality has deployed approximately 752 vehicles and machinery,
including 311 heavy vehicles, 158 light vehicles, 176 rental vehicles, 77 heavy equipment
attached to hygiene boats, and 30 light equipment, all of which will be available upon request.
During the Eid holidays, the average daily programmes for the automated fleet will be 456 to
complete the city's hygiene tasks, deal with complaints and communications as well as
implement daily field surveillance programmes.

To keep major roads and highways clean during the first few days of Eid Al Fitr, Dubai
Municipality has gathered a workforce made up of 57 cleaners and 5 supervisory and
monitoring employees. The team will work in four shifts to cover a total of 2,300 kilometres of
the main roads. To effectively handle any emergency that may arise, the Municipality has
also developed operational plans to promptly respond to reports and allocate the necessary
human and logistical resources for the collection and transportation of waste along the way.
The group will also take on the task of cleaning accident sites on external roads and
highways.

Dubai Municipality’s waste management teams have effectively carried out cleaning
operations across all 10 Eid prayer areas in the emirate. Furthermore, they have placed
supplementary rubbish cans near mosques, event venues, crowded areas, along with 30
extra waste storage facilities that are widely spread to cover emergency cases and crowded
areas.

The waste disposal and treatment facilities owned by Dubai Municipality, such as the Al
Qusais landfill and Bayada dump site, will have set work hours on account of the cleaning
operations for Eid Al Fitr holiday. These facilities are scheduled to be open around the clock
throughout the holiday season. Additionally, the medical waste incinerator at the Jebel Ali

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