Archive for ‘landfill’
Naples to burn rotting rubbish
January 10th, 2008
The Italian government is sending in troops to clear away plies of rubbish on Naples’ streets.
Muck makes money — Naples garbage is mafia gold
January 9th, 2008
“For us, rubbish is gold,” is how one Italian gangster explained the mafia’s involvement in waste trafficking to an investigating magistrate in Naples. Areas of the southern city have ground to a halt this week because of piles of rotting rubbish and sometimes violent protests about what to do with it, and Italians are questioning whether organised crime …
PM orders Naples schools to open despite garbage
January 7th, 2008
Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi ordered Naples schools to reopen on Monday despite fears that stinking heaps of uncollected garbage in the streets could spread disease.
Recycling awards presented
November 2nd, 2007
Several local people and businesses were honored Thursday for their efforts to recycle and keep waste out of the county’s landfill.
Worms Devour Hong Kong’s Waste
September 10th, 2007
The territory faces a severe shortage of landfill space, with its existing sites expected to reach saturation point within three years. The government hopes recycling initiatives such as large -scale vermiculture will help to solve the problem.
