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brief presentation about failed waste management in Napoli
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NAPOLI
NAPLES NAPOLI
the 3rd largest city in Italy
3 050 000 inhabitants
2 608 inhab/km2
1980s first illegal disposal sites emerged operated by Camorra
*Camorra is a criminal organization based in the region of Campania, in the south of Italy
1980s first illegal disposal sites emerged operated by Camorra*
1980s first illegal disposal sites emerged operated by Camorra*
1994 the European Union declared the situation an official environmental emergency
1980s first illegal disposal sites emerged operated by Camorra*
1994 the European Union declared the situation an official environmental emergency
2007 the disposal sites were overfilled and still no incineration plant was working
2008 the waste crisis culminated200 000 tons of waste were lying on the streetsalmost half of the Napolis year waste generation
2008 the waste crisis culminated200 000 tons of waste were lying on the streetsalmost half of the Napolis year waste generation
2009 new goverment finally opened new incin-erator and sweep up the streets
2008 the waste crisis culminated200 000 tons of waste were lying on the streetsalmost half of the Napolis year waste generation
2009 new goverment finally opened new incin-erator and sweep up the streets
2010 public riots broke out between the angry inhabitants, hooligans deployed by Camorra and municipality
public riots, 2010
public riots, 2010
nowadays the current mayor achieved an decline of uncollected waste on the streets to zero
nowadays the current mayor achieved an decline of uncollected waste on the streets to zero
on the other no new incinerators built and no new landfill opened
nowadays the current mayor achieved an decline of uncollected waste on the streets to zero
on the other no new incinerators built and no new landfill opened
contract for 50 000 tonnes of Napolis waste to be processed in the Netherlands
WHAT ARE THE MAIN CAUSES?
1. overfilled landfills and lack of incinerators
2. periphery of the city as a cheap waste disposal for other Italian regions
3. lucrative business for Camorra
4. personal failures of local politicians
WHAT ARE THE IMPACTS?
1. extensive enviromental damages
2. health hazard for inhabitants
3. municipal debt of about 1 billion
WHAT ARE THE LATEST SOLUTIONS?
short-term solution: wasted energy plant
landfills
landfills 3Rs strategy
long-term solution: zero waste
REUSE thrift shops, repairs, use more durable materialsREDUCE paper instead of plastic, avoid wasting food, less packaging,.. RECYCLE paper, glass, plastics, electrical goods,..
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Bitiful cauntri; Esmeralda Calabria, Andrea DAmbrosio, Peppe Ruggiero; 2008
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otE_6Shy5tg
Gomorrah; Roberto Saviano; 2008