As 48 fireworks lit up the sky at 40 locations across Dubai on New Year's Eve, another spectacle unfolded on the ground, one that most revellers would only witness the results of when they woke up the next morning.

Around 3,000 Dubai Municipality employees, alongside workers from private firms, launched a massive overnight cleaning operation to restore the city's pristine appearance within hours of the midnight celebrations.

While the spectacular fireworks and drone shows at major landmarks including Burj Khalifa and Dubai Frame concluded shortly after midnight, several celebration venues including Global Village remained open for extended hours. The municipality had also kept 14 public parks operating beyond their usual closing times, and public beaches designated for families required attention as well.

Cleaners worked systematically across all these sites, deploying multiple vehicles and sophisticated cleaning equipment to tackle the post-celebration debris. Sites under private developments also mobilised their own cleaning teams as part of the coordinated effort.