Acciona, the waste collection and urban cleaning company in Torrevieja, has launched the “motocaca” service. Whilst the name may be amusing to many, the vehicle, which travels on average seventy kilometres, specialises in the daily collection of dog excrement that pet owners leave on public roads throughout the municipality.
The operator vacuums up about 30 droppings a day, although it is an amount that has been decreasing day on day.
The daily routes of this service focus on the seafront of Torrevieja, and also on roads and public areas and squares, including the centre of La Mata
The work is carried out by a company operator who rides a 125 cc motorcycle. which is not electric – a fuel engine is much better to cover considerable distances required on a daily.
The invention of the “motocaca” is not new. The fleet had one of these vehicles at the beginning of the 2000-s in the previous garbage collection contract, but they were rarely operational. The current machines are much more powerful, practical and, above all, effective.
Time will tell as to whether these machines are seen beyond the surroundings of the town hall and central streets, where the problem has been highlighted for many years and still remains an additional blight on the unclean streets.
