Tag: garbage
Garbage containers are getting fuller and fuller: Utrecht (76) tackles waste mountain with a vacuum cleaner
The hard work does not go unnoticed. “Thank you Jean!”, shouts a lady who passes by. “Yes, that’s sweet,” says Jean. “That’s Monique from the flat. She also knows how…
With pain in their hearts, these garbage collectors put down their work: ‘It’s not possible’
Day in and day out they are on the road to keep the city and the canals clean. But not this week. Hundreds of employees who work at the city…
Naples on the Vecht: Utrecht garbage strike just started, already heaps of rubbish on the streets
“It is already starting to become a t*ring mess”, a tweeter yells at the municipality of Utrecht. He gets a nice answer, but it has to be said; it is…
Naples on the Vecht: garbage strike just started, already heaps of rubbish on the streets
“It is already starting to become a t*ring mess”, a tweeter yells at the municipality of Utrecht. He gets a nice answer, but it has to be said; it is…
On the first day of the strike, garbage mountains in Utrecht: ‘Keep waste inside as much as possible’
The municipality has also noticed. But hiring a commercial company to take out the waste is not going to happen. “Under the regulations, the right to strike, it is not…
The Drina River, which is the subject of the novels, is covered with garbage!
Tons of garbage and plastic waste have accumulated on the surface of the part of the Drina River, which also passes through Serbia and Montenegro, in the city of Visegrad…
The Drina river became the biggest garbage dump in the Balkans – watch the video of the huge garbage dump
Several tons of household waste have ended up in a river in Bosnia as a result of illegal dumping. A huge waste raft containing more than ten thousand cubic meters…
Garbage collectors and other Utrecht officials are going to strike: ‘Unfortunately citizens will notice a lot of it’
The civil servants find it difficult to lay down their work, but the willingness to take action in Utrecht is still very high, says Boggia. “People feel really insulted and…
More paper and trees after Christmas – join us for a ride in the garbage truck
Stefan empties up to 1,000 barrels per trip he drives. He emptied around four tons of rubbish after today’s tour, which took him through, among other places, Flurkmark and Hissjö.…
Large increases in garbage collection to be expected: “Bad, bad”
Several municipalities are now announcing increases in the garbage tax to compensate for more expensive emission rights and increased fuel prices. Östersund, Gothenburg and Umeå are just three in a…