Cleaning operations are increasing in the capital, but civic responsibility is still struggling to keep pace. In streets and canals alike, waste continues to accumulate even as teams are mobilized to remove it. On the ground, the evidence is clear: plastic bags in the water, trash around collection points, and waste left on the ground, despite the availability of bins in some areas.
The Urban Commune of Antananarivo (CUA) has mobilized teams to clean the city, particularly in the canals. This situation raises questions about citizens’ behavior and the role of civic duty in the capital’s sanitation. A sociologist noted that regardless of cleaning efforts, civic responsibility must come from each individual.
Workers in the canals face difficult conditions, often working in polluted water filled with non-biodegradable waste, especially plastic bags. Furthermore, the lack of civic awareness is evident at collection points, where industrial waste, construction debris, and even medical waste—which requires specific treatment—are dumped in bins intended for household trash.
According to Tantely Ranoelijaona, Director General of the Municipal Sanitation Company (SMA), 23 to 25 trucks work daily to collect waste across 246 collection points and 260 bins, supported by 370 agents. Challenges such as non-compliance with disposal schedules, illegal parking around collection points, lack of space for new bins, and non-payment of taxes continue to hinder these efforts.
Captured & Published at: 2026-09-16 06:24:23 (Madagascar Local Time EAT)
Original Source: https://www.lexpress.mg/2026/09/assainissement-le-civisme-conditionne.html