Zimbabwe: ‘Name and Shame’ Corporates Violating Waste Management Policy
Yemeni workers collect rubbish piled up on the streets as garbage trucks hardly run due to an acute shortage of fuel in the capital Sanaa, on July, 13, 2020. - A fuel shortage is blighting life in the swathes of Yemen controlled by Huthi rebels, cutting electricity supplies, halting water pumps and stranding people in need of medical care as warring sides trade blame. (Photo by Mohammed HUWAIS / AFP)
Environmental Management Agency (EMA) has called on the media to expose corporates and individuals failing to properly dispose waste, as the nation moves towards achieving a clean and healthy environment.
Speaking on the side lines of the national clean up campaign today, EMA provincial head Mr Rambwayi Mapako said the media was also critical to promote good waste management practices .
“We also encourage the media to ‘name and shame’ corporates and individuals violating waste management strategies,” he said.
Minister of State for Provincial Affairs and Devolution Mary Mliswa-Chikoka challenged communities to periodically clean their environments.
Various players including Zanu-Pf party officials, Government workers, Chinhoyi Town Council, vendors and touts participated in the clean up campaign.
This month, people will clean their environments every Friday to celebrate 41 years of Zimbabwe’s independence
by The Herald.
