Politics · Saudi Arabia · 20 hrs ago
Hail launches environmental clean-up initiative after prince picks up litter
Prince Abdulaziz bin Saad picked up litter in a valley in Hail before rain.
The scene helped launch an environmental clean-up initiative in Hail and its governorates, involving government bodies, businesses and non-profit groups.
The effort aims to make care for the environment a shared responsibility among institutions and the public.
Hail has been recognized by the World Health Organization as a healthy city after meeting 80 criteria across nine areas, and it won first place in the Arab Green City award.
Since 2022, more than 300,000 trees have been planted in the city, which also has 357 parks.
The initiative is intended to encourage people to help keep public spaces clean; no further steps are specified.
Prince Abdulaziz bin Saad picked up litter in a valley in Hail before rain fell, prompting an environmental clean-up initiative.
The initiative covers Hail and its governorates and involves government entities, the private sector and the non-profit sector.
It aims to make care for the environment a shared responsibility among institutions and the community.
Hail has planted more than 300,000 trees since 2022 and has 357 parks, according to Okaz.
The city was recognized by the World Health Organization as a healthy city after meeting 80 criteria across nine areas.
- Who
- Prince Abdulaziz bin Saad and participating government, private-sector and non-profit organizations.
- What
- An environmental sanitation initiative was launched after the prince picked up litter in a valley.
- When
- Before rain fell; the article was published on November 7, 2026.
- Where
- Hail and its governorates.
- Why
- To promote cleanliness and make care for the environment a shared responsibility.
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Prince Abdulaziz bin Saad picked up litter in a valley in Hail.
The environmental sanitation initiative was launched in Hail and its governorates.
- Initiative
- Environmental sanitation initiative in Hail and its governorates
- Participants
- Government entities, private sector and non-profit sector
- Trees planted
- More than 300,000 since 2022
- Parks
- 357
- Healthy-city criteria
- 80 across nine areas
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