Video: More than 200 metric tons of trash were removed from Uman after Rosh Hashanah
Uman’s municipal services removed more than 200 metric tons of waste from the pilgrimage area after the Rosh Hashanah celebrations ended.
This was reported by First Deputy Mayor Oleg Ganich.
This year, Uman welcomed the largest number of pilgrims in recent years—about 50,000 Hasidic pilgrims. Preparations for this influx began well in advance: starting in early September, municipal workers went out to clean up even during the nighttime curfew, and once the holiday began, equipment and street cleaners worked around the clock.
According to Ganich, cleaning up after the pilgrimage ends is not a one-day process.
“It’s not easy, because we understand that another city has come to our not-very-large city. They didn’t just arrive—they settled in a small, designated area where they are staying. We understand that even now, after the pilgrims leave the homes where they were staying, the people who hosted them will continue to bring out their trash,” explained the deputy mayor, adding that trash removal will continue for at least another one and a half to two weeks.
Yuliana, a resident of Uman who lives near the pilgrimage site, told “Suspilne” that the only real inconvenience for her this year was the traffic jams.
“In previous years, fewer people came, and it was a little easier. This year, if I was dropping off my child, it used to take me 10 minutes. Now it takes about 40 minutes. They’re a positive thing. I haven’t seen them cause any harm to anyone,” the woman noted.
The costs of cleaning on this scale will be partially covered by the tourist tax that pilgrims pay for lodging: the city budget is expected to receive over 25 million hryvnias this year, and 15% of these funds are planned to be allocated to housing and utilities, including street cleaning.
Source: Suspilne
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Pilgrims are expected to arrive in Uman on September 11–13 to celebrate Rosh Hashanah. Local authorities are already coordinating security measures, medical support, and transportation, taking into account the conditions of martial law.
On July 29, the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs urged Hasidic pilgrims to take security risks into account when traveling to Uman for the Rosh Hashanah celebrations.
