Bourges declares war on wild deposits

The mayor of Bourges no longer supports illegal deposits which tend to multiply. This rapid intervention brigade made up of two officers driving a dump car will clear the rubbish as quickly as possible: ” It takes an intervention within one to three hours of reporting a wild deposit “ details Yann Galut, mayor of Bourges. ” I consider that these incivilities are enough! We did prevention. We intervene to clean up, but it is also time for repression. It is not tolerable to see old sofas, old stoves or rubble deposited at voluntary drop-off points in the city. We now have sworn officers to open the bags and locate those responsible. We also have cameras which we will expand use. We will file a complaint as soon as possible so that those responsible are subject to an increased fine, well in excess of 135 euros. ”

The town hall already has nomadic cameras that it moves according to the wild deposits. A new generation of smart cameras will also facilitate the work of the municipality: ” They will make it possible to identify those responsible, even in the dark “ rejoices Mustapha Mousalli, deputy mayor of Bourges. “We can spot the plates of vehicles at night and we can intervene to surprise them in the act. These cameras make the difference between those who bring glass or authorized waste and those who leave anything. They then emit a alert and a team can move immediately. No need to watch hours and hours of video after spotting a wild deposit. We will save a lot of time. ”

Larger bins will also be installed in the city center: ” We noticed that habits had changed, especially since the confinements “ says Yann Galut. ” We noticed that the baskets, for example, were not wide enough to fit cardboard pizza packaging. We are therefore going to install larger bins that we can fill more easily, and this from next year. The budget devoted to the cleanliness of the city will be almost the only one to increase in 2022. “

Recently, a craftsman had to clear himself the rubble that he had deposited in front of the cemetery of Asnières. He hadn’t noticed the camera which filmed everything …