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Main Roads and Highways
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 garbage 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.

Working hours

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 Hazardous Waste Treatment Facility will operate
continuously with no disruptions during the Eid Al-Fitr holidays.

As part of the initiative, Dubai Municipality will also keep an eye on the operations
of private sector firms. All operations are set to be carried out by seven different
companies, three of which are in charge of managing cleaning duties and waste

segregation in public and residential areas. Two of them will focus on promoting
recycling and meeting circular economy requirements, while another firm is
dedicated to transporting abandoned vehicles, along with one that specializes in

the upkeep of public health facilities.
More importantly, Dubai Municipality has announced that it will now use its official

website to provide a range of services and assistance to the public and customers.
These services include the ability to request permits for disposing of hazardous
waste, commercial waste, and unwanted materials.
Likewise, individuals can submit requests to approve contracts with waste

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