Guardamar has added new machinery and equipment to its cleaning fleet following an investment of one million euros.
In the last few weeks, three new street sweepers have joined the fleet of the municipal cleaning company GESNET. The three sweepers were purchased at a cost of 345,000 euros, achieving a saving of 17,000 euros on the price originally planned.
The investment also included the purchase of two 135 hp tractors that have been procured to replace existing equipment which will be used to clean beaches and support general maintenance and landscaping tasks. There are also two new rubbish collection trucks, which will be introduced into service at the beginning of the summer.
The procurement of the new equipment will not only modernize the service but it will improve the image and the environmental quality of the town and it will also save money for taxpayers.
A municipal spokesman told the Leader that much of the equipment replaced was totally obsolete. Most of the vehicles were over 15 years old and the continually generated heavy expense due to ongoing repairs and service deficiencies. They were very old vehicles, 37 years in the case of one of the tractors, and they were achieving only limited benefits.
He said that keeping the city clean and preserving and maintaining the dunes and the other natural areas is absolutely essential if the area is to continue to thrive as a tourist destination.
Over a hundred new recycling containers have also been recently obtained by Guardamar bringing the total to over 600 waste disposal containers now distributed across the municipality,
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