Ciao Tutti,
As you may remember, I was absolutely appalled by the amount of trash on the streets of Naples when I went there a month ago on my way back from the Amalfi Coast. Someone important must have been reading my blog....
Italian army sent to help clear Naples rubbish
I came across this article on BBC this morning that stated that, for the second time in three years, the Italian army is being sent in to clean up the trash, literally the trash, in Naples. The European Union has fined the Italian government on numerous occasions for not taking care of this problem - the most recent infraction was back in November.
But wait, it gets better! Silvio Berlusconi, the currently corrupt Prime Minister of Italy, has been blamed for the problem and is being praised for solving it! As a matter of fact, cleaning up the trash in Naples was a point on his election platform.
Oh, and not to feed into the typical Italian stereotype any more, the mafia is also being blamed for the issue of the abundance of trash in Naples. Many say that some mobsters infiltrated the waste department and dumped hazardous waste onto the top of the landfills!
Well, that's my laugh for the day. I need to get back to work....
Ciao,
Mike
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