Councilor Susanne Schilderman (Public Space) says that many residents are annoyed by the waste lying around. According to her, the municipality is doing everything it can to keep the city clean, including by focusing more on enforcement and emptying containers more often: “But in the end, nothing will really change unless people simply put their waste in the container, instead of of putting it next to it,” said the councilor.
Utrecht residents often throw garbage next to an underground container
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