“I’ve never seen it so messy here. Usually there are containers and garbage bags are cleared away quickly. But today it’s a mess,” said one of them. “Look how it looks. I’m really mad.”
“We come from Turkey and the streets are much cleaner there,” said a tourist. “It is extremely annoying for passers-by, because you can hardly walk on the sidewalk,” said another passer-by. Another puts things into perspective: “It’s not Naples yet, is it? It’s still Italy, it’s still manageable.”
Although several people have reported the mess, this has not resulted in the waste being cleaned up. According to the municipality, the garbage collection service did indeed visit and the waste was then put on the street. Something that entrepreneurs in the street fight against.
The municipality has announced that an extra round will be made this evening to ensure that the Zeedijk is tidy again.