503 volunteers from settlements in Pazardjik District participated in the national campaign "Let's Clean Bulgaria Together," collecting around 100 tons of waste from 65 polluted sites.
The most significant volume was collected in Pazardjik Municipality – over 40 tons by 150 volunteers and equipment. In Rakitovo Municipality, nearly 24 tons of waste were gathered and transported from 9 locations, and an illegal landfill in Velingrad was cleaned.
Volunteers also actively participated in Bratsigovo Municipality, where over 10 tons of waste were transported from 7 polluted sites, and in Strelcha Municipality, 39 participants collected about 8 tons from 14 locations.
Additionally, employees of RIOSV-Pazardjik cleaned a terrain contaminated with waste in the "Ognianovo-Sinitevski Rid" protected zone near the village of Sinitevo.
On June 6 and 7, 2026, municipalities in the region were exempted from waste disposal fees. MOEW provided 2000 bags and 2000 gloves for the volunteers, who participated in the initiative.
Source: marica.bg
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