PROBLEM
a planned landfill on the slopes of Mount Vesuvius.
PUBLIC REACTION
Garbage, in Naples, has become a political issue, a topic of contention, and a recurring plague. rESULT - GARBAGE piling up on the city's sidewalks during a strike by garbage collectors, and exploding onto the streets during angry protests
CONSEQUENCES
"There are smells that are unbelievable," says Langella. "People wake up in the night with fits of vomiting. People have skin problems."
REASONS
Blame for Naples' episodic waste outbreaks is attributed to everyone from incompetent administrators to corrupt politicians to self-interested businessmen.
...relative affluence makes it the largest producer of garbage in the world per square meter. And yet, the infrastructure to deal with it doesn't exist. ...just one incinerator—running
eVALUATION OF THE vESUVIUS LANDFILL SOLUTION
"Landfills fill up quickly "It would solve the problem for a year or two, and then we'd be back once again where we started
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