Before you put out the rubbish

[nigelaxis]

Is it not totally crazy that Italy, as an EU country, is in this situation? The EU should place a huge fine for this. I mean shockingly huge, so that Italy is forced to get its house in order. I have seen the Naples situation first hand and this situation is just not European.

The strength of the Camorra is not an excuse. The reduction/elimination of organised crime was part of Italy being allowed to join the EU. Instead its grown in power. The EU should fine Italy for that too. Its only by stern measures that something ever gets done and it would further rally the people to place pressure on the Italian governmental class.

For the subject of recycling, everytime I place glass in the bottle bank I hear the soft sound of it landing on someones general rubbish (even though its next to the other bins). Its about time they brought in some hefty fines for not using the correct bins.

[Geotherm]

We always put our rubbish in the correct bins. My wife was surprised when she went to take some bottles and was told by the local refuse collection service at the bins to throw them in the main rubbish, as it did not matter!!!! Recycling here must be a myth, just lots of different coloured bins.
Maybe one day they will get their act together and retrain everyone.

[Geotherm]

Lovely comment from the minister responsible for tourism in Naples.
Italy: Visit Naples to see beauty amid the rubbish, says tourist chief - Telegraph

[myabruzzohome]

This man is incredible!!!Such crass and ignorant comments could only have come out of he mouth of an Italian male of the Berlusconi prototype.

God help us all.

[nigelaxis]

Italian polital class..................such a pity.

[adriatica]

actually the man referred to is a communist politician originally representing basilicata... later work with prodi and d,alema and put into the job by the last left wing government in february this year...long before berlusconi....

he is left wing through and through and has nothing to do with the right and is more or less the complete opposite of everything that berlusconi stood or stands for ... and got the job as most jobs here are given as a favor for his past help with the political left and this is just a way of earning a few hundred thousand euro for doing not much

he is not in the case either the last or present minister of tourism of italy...he is a regional appointment