Antananarivo collects 1,300 tonnes of waste a day
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Lexpress
The Antananarivo Municipal Sanitation Company collects around 1,300 tonnes of waste a day, with 23 to 25 of its 40 trucks in service daily. The volume could exceed 2,000 tonnes during the rainy season, while the collection rate is estimated at between 80% and 85%, according to L’Express de Madagascar.
The Antananarivo Urban Commune collects 1,300 tonnes of waste a day, while sanitation in the Malagasy capital was estimated to cost one billion ariary a month in 2025, L’Express reports.
As the rainy season approaches, the commune is stepping up its interventions, particularly around Lake Behoririka. The sustainability of the clean-up will depend on the resources available and the ability to prevent waste from returning, the outlet notes.
The municipality had already arranged to clean a canal in Behoririka to reduce the risk of flooding, in an operation reported by L’Express on 10 October.
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