With the objective of promoting collective cleaning through environmental education activities in different parts of the city, the Municipality of Concordia, through the Undersecretariat of Environment, is carrying out the “Comenzando por Casa” program.
Following the first experiences that were carried out in Benito Legerén and the General Lamadrid neighborhood at the end of 2024, this week it began to be implemented in the Belgrano Norte, Chacho Peñaloza neighborhoods and again in General Lamadrid.
In this regard, the Undersecretary of Environment of the Municipality of Concordia, Constanza Montoreano, stated that the primary objective “is to make a cultural change. It is not only about cleaning and sanitizing, but about leaving environmental promoters in the institutions and among the residents who are part of the community, regardless of the role each one plays. The commitment must be joint; we as the State, but there must also be co-responsibility on the part of the community.”
In that sense, she maintained that this can be achieved with simple actions such as: not throwing a piece of paper or a bottle in any area of the public thoroughfare, as well as raising awareness of the damage caused by the generation of micro-dumps or the burning of waste.
“To achieve results, citizen participation and the commitment of each individual are more than important,” emphasized Montoreano.
For his part, Héctor Rivero, from the Department of Environmental Studies and Projects, commented that “we are visiting different points where waste is improperly concentrated. Previous work was done together with the team from the Relevar Project, of the Secretariat of Human Development, with a door-to-door tour, talking with the residents and informing them about the approaches.”
The program proposes the collective cleaning of different spaces with the intention that it always be with the accompaniment of the residents, addressing the issue of waste management, having each of the city's households as the first link.
Carla Benítez, president of the General Lamadrid neighborhood, stated that “we urge that once the cleaning is done, we try to take care of it together, and for that, we ask for the collaboration of the residents.”
Following the first experiences that were carried out in Benito Legerén and the General Lamadrid neighborhood at the end of 2024, this week it began to be implemented in the Belgrano Norte, Chacho Peñaloza neighborhoods and again in General Lamadrid.
In this regard, the Undersecretary of Environment of the Municipality of Concordia, Constanza Montoreano, stated that the primary objective “is to make a cultural change. It is not only about cleaning and sanitizing, but about leaving environmental promoters in the institutions and among the residents who are part of the community, regardless of the role each one plays. The commitment must be joint; we as the State, but there must also be co-responsibility on the part of the community.”
In that sense, she maintained that this can be achieved with simple actions such as: not throwing a piece of paper or a bottle in any area of the public thoroughfare, as well as raising awareness of the damage caused by the generation of micro-dumps or the burning of waste.
“To achieve results, citizen participation and the commitment of each individual are more than important,” emphasized Montoreano.
For his part, Héctor Rivero, from the Department of Environmental Studies and Projects, commented that “we are visiting different points where waste is improperly concentrated. Previous work was done together with the team from the Relevar Project, of the Secretariat of Human Development, with a door-to-door tour, talking with the residents and informing them about the approaches.”
The program proposes the collective cleaning of different spaces with the intention that it always be with the accompaniment of the residents, addressing the issue of waste management, having each of the city's households as the first link.
Carla Benítez, president of the General Lamadrid neighborhood, stated that “we urge that once the cleaning is done, we try to take care of it together, and for that, we ask for the collaboration of the residents.”