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‘Supreme clean’ areas take shape

Efforts are on across the city to reach the target of 70 areas and roads that are “clean enough to sit on” this year with the application of intelligent technologies, Shanghai’s greenery authorities said.

These “supreme clean” areas and roads, including People’s Square, the Bund, Yuyuan Garden and Jing’an Temple, will cover 4.4 million square meters, accounting for about 2.5 percent of the city’s sanitation and cleaning areas, the Shanghai Greenery and Public Sanitation Bureau said.

In Huangpu District, a variety of vehicles are used to clean streets.

“The road sweeping machine is mainly used to remove leaves and food packages, the most common garbage on the road,” said Ding Bitang, a sanitation worker in the south riverfront area of the Huangpu River.

The machine, introduced two years ago, “significantly relieves our workload,” he said.

“The electronic machine has a water tank and the water spray helps curb falling dust,” Zhang Ying, another worker, said. “It can reach dead corners and clear cigarette butts and dirt.”

She also has a variety of tools including a small shovel to clean small areas. “I use the small shovel to remove grass and chewing gum which cannot be cleared by machines.”

“The most expensive machine is worth more than 1 million yuan (US$139,860) and has more than 20 functions, such as road sweeping, weeding and water spraying,” said Zhang Ming, deputy manager of Shanghai Xinwang Environment and Sanitation Service Co.

In Huangpu, nine model areas of sanitation, including Huaihai Road M., Nanjing Rd W. and Yuyuan Garden, have been set up with the experience there promoted across the district.

The 70 areas and streets represent the highest standard and best level of Shanghai’s cleaning work and the city’s pursuit of excellence, the sanitation bureau said.

Between 2021 and 2025, there will be 320 such areas and roads with space amounting to 31.15 million square meters, or 15 percent of the city’s total sanitation area, it added.

Refined sanitation

The cleaning standard of these roads and areas should be above the current top-level cleaning quality standard and service requirement of roads, public squares and affiliated public facilities in the city, said Li Qianqian, deputy director of the bureau’s road sanitation department.

“They represent the highest standard of refined sanitation,” added Li.

The areas above the standard should include major tourist attractions, business areas, transport hubs, key roads and nearby areas, “beautiful block” areas and areas where large events will be hosted, the bureau explained.

Districts, such as Yangpu, Xuhui and Songjiang, are using the combined techniques of humans and machines to improve the cleanliness of roads and areas, according to the bureau.

At the Changfeng Park in Putuo District and North Bund area in Hongkou District, intelligent road sweeping vehicles relying on 5G and AI technologies will be used, it said.

A rapid response and handling management mechanism has been established to tackle sanitation and environment problems within 15 minutes in the city, the bureau said.

Third-party supervision and management and motivation mechanisms have also been set up to ensure long-term sanitation, it said, adding that reviews will also be conducted.




 

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