The municipality of Thessaloniki is implementing a special operational plan to maintain cleanliness during the Christmas period, anticipating an increase in waste due to the surge in citizen and visitor activity. Garbage collection schedules will be enhanced with additional bins and increased staff working extra hours. Vice Mayor of Cleanliness and Recycling, Georgios Dimarelos, emphasized the need for this plan to manage the expected increase in waste, particularly in busy areas of the city.