On two wheels: Bike waste containers hit streets

LAHORE: The Lahore Waste Management Company (LWMC) has included another 24 customised motorcycle-driven waste containers in its existing fleet to improve the collection system of the metropolis. Special emphasis has been laid on the narrow streets and roads where heavy equipment cannot reach. Lahore Lord Mayor Colonel (Retd) Mubashir Javed and LWMC Managing Director Bilal Mustafa formally inducted these motorcycle carts in a simple ceremony at the LWMC Badami Bagh Workshop on Thursday.

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Speaking on the occasion, Javed said the initiative would improve cleanliness in the city as these motorcycle carts can efficiently collect and transport waste from narrow streets. Mustafa pointed out that the LWMC was trying to resolve all problems related to solid waste collection, but the drive would be impossible to maintain without public cooperation. He appealed to citizens to help keep the city clean and file its complaint or query to LWMC helpline 1139.

Published in The Express Tribune, May 12^th, 2017.