The out of control rubbish situation down in Naples, which has been smouldering away since 1994, has finally landed Italy in a spot of trouble.I first wrote about this troublesome issue in my Naples and Rubbish post back in May 2007, then I mentioned it once more in January this year in my Naples … [Read more...]
Naples, Rubbish, and the NY Times
April 30, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Recently the New York Times did a nice article entitled '36 Hours in Naples', which makes interesting reading and is well worth checking out. The trash/rubbish situation is mentioned, but then, in a funny sort of way this typically Italian crisis is increasing the city's profile at a worldwide … [Read more...]
Was I writing rubbish?
January 7, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Well, yesterday I suggested that Prodi and co bring in the army to sort out the trashy chaos down around Naples. So, I was a little bit surprised to read today in one of the freebe newspapers - E Polis Milano, that the Italian government was thinking about doing just that. In fact it was none other … [Read more...]
Want to sort out the Neopolitan trash problem Mr Prodi?
January 6, 2008 By 7 Comments
Here's a suggestion:1. Send in the army. Get them to tidy up, placing all the mess in large trucks and transporting it to rubbish dumps in other parts of Italy.2. While the soldiers are sorting out the mess, impose 9pm to 6am curfew, enforced by the army. Anyone caught out and about is arrested, … [Read more...]
Naples is burning, again
January 4, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Some time back, I wrote about the rubbish situation down in Naples. Well, it appears as though the trash story has flared up yet again. All the national news here is alight with images of huge piles of rubbish, and huge piles of rubbish alight.I had heard that the Neapolitan trash thing had been … [Read more...]
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