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VLADETA LUČIĆ, DIRECTOR OF PUC “MLADENOVAC”
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OUR STREETS Are Now Cleaner The Municipality of Mladenovac is one of those included in the projects of the Government of Japan to cater to the basic needs of the population (POPOS) in Serbia, and public utility company “Mladenovac” is among the public enterprises to have received significant financial assistance and support
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hanks to a refuse collection vehicle worth just over €62,000, there has been an improvement in the quality of home waste collection services and the working conditions of PUC “Mladenovac” employees working in the cleaning sector.
You don’t wait for money to be approved from the municipal, city and national budgets, but rather you strive to secure everything you need for your work by participating in various projects? - PUC “Mladenovac” secures funds by offering services in the core business areas of the company and by participating in various projects. We are proud that we are successful in securing everything we need for our work.
You are among the municipalities to which the Government of Japan has allocated certain financial resources to assist in catering to the basic needs of the How much have you been helped population in Serbia. How did this in your work by the refuse colleccome about? Did the Municipality tion vehicle that was purchased apply, or your company? with funds from a Japanese govern- The Government of Japan secured ment donation? How important is it €62,345 for PUC “Mladenovac” as when it comes to protecting the ensupport for improving the natural vironment? environment in the Republic of Ser- The combined Iveco refuse colbia. Our company is among 12 local lection vehicle purchased from the organisations that are covered by the donation from the Government of donation project, in the total amount Japan is of manifold importance, both of 880,045 euros. We applied indepento users of our utility services and dently as a company for the project of employees of the company, all with the Government of Japan. The total amount of Japanese the aim of protecting the environment. I’m pleased that the ceremony to handover the donation was attended aid to Serbia since 1999 exceeds This vehicle is seven cubic metres in size and is used to collect waste in narrow by Mr Minori Kiuchi, Japan’s deputy 508 million euros to date streets that cannot be accessed by the environment minister, and H.E. Junichi large 16-tonne trucks. Maruyama, ambassador of Japan to the Republic of Serbia, Thanks to this vehicle, the quality of household waste who I was able to thank personally on behalf of our company disposal services has been improved, as have the working and the residents of our municipality. I also thanked the citizens conditions of employees in the cleaning sector at PUC of Japan for their donation, which contributed to improving “Mladenovac”. the city’s hygiene and better environmental protection. 45
