Up to 80 workers were busy on Thursday removing sand, mud and other debris accumulated after the rains

The work, which aims to prevent flooding, will continue until March in order to prevent forest fires

Two street sweepers and operators were deployed in the three centres, and in La Cala and Las Lagunas a sweeper lorry was also incorporated

The initiative has been promoted by the councillors for Beaches and Environment, and the Zurich Foundation

The councillors for Street Cleaning and Citizen Participation invite people to upload photos with the phrase 'I comply and #cuidomijas'

Work has already been carried out on 5 kilometres in the area to prevent forest fires and remove accumulated rubbish

30 new units have been made operational, one third of the total to be incorporated into this service

The municipality transferred 10% more waste to the Costa del Sol Environmental Complex than the previous year, generating 1.34 kilos per inhabitant

The deployment of these has begun across the more than 600 collection points distributed throughout the municipality

In this way Mijas complies with the waste regulations which require the incorporation of these containers before the 31st of December

This initiative also reinforces the public awareness campaign promoted by the Mijas Town Hall, ‘Cuida Mijas’ (Care for Mijas)

The municipality investment from Mancomunidad through the Investment Plans is over 1.2 million euros

In July, the volume of waste collected from the sea is reduced by half compared to June