Thorough cleaning

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Besides the daily tours (every 2 days), the City organizes (from March till November) particular operations called 'thorough cleaning'.

The territory of the City of Brussels is cut in 63 zones. Their small size facilitates a well-kept and meticulous work. During 2 days, the teams of the Cleansing service of the City of Brussels attack a district and proceed to a thorough cleaning of the public road network:

• Cleaning sewers
• Cleaning of pavements
• Washing of the public road network

The Cleansing service organizes these cleanings on the parts of the territory of the City of which she assures the cleaning itself. It does not intervene in zones placed under the responsibility of the regional Agency Brussels Propreté.

Parking ban

To make this cleaning effective, the streets must be emptied. A leaflet distributed in every mailbox warns each of the date of thorough cleaning in their street. Panels with a parking ban are placed there 48 hours in advance. The disregard of this order is treated as an offence against the Road Code.

The success of the operation and the cleanliness of the district depend in particular on the respect for these bans.

Calendar

The dates of thorough cleanings are integrated into the municipal agenda.