Naples trash crisis cited as families are urged to recycle

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Regular garbage overflows from the "recycling only" bins at the U.S. Navy's support site base in Gricignano in Italy. Between 50 percent and 70 percent of the garbage tossed by residents of the base could be recycled and would help cut down on the amount of garbage added to the already-overfilled dumpsites in the Campania region.


Naples trash crisis cited as families are urged to recycle
By Sandra Jontz, Stars and Stripes
European edition, Sunday, February 17, 2008

NAPLES, Italy — For Shekita Carter and her family, separating glass, plastics and aluminum was a menial chore, but second nature.

Then they moved to Naples. Suddenly the mundane became a whole lot more important.

“We have a trash problem here, and the less trash we create, the better off we’ll be,” said Carter, who moved onto the Navy’s support site housing complex in Gricignano three months ago.

“It helps out our environment, our future.”

Not everyone on base recycles, in spite of the fact that the base provides collection bins and bags, free of charge, and the contractor built fences in collection areas to separate regular garbage from what can be recycled.


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