Since January, large demonstrations have taken place in the French capital against the government’s proposal to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64.
This has meant that the rubbish trucks have not had time to collect the rubbish, which has since piled up along the streets of Paris.
On Saturday, there were over 1,000 kilograms of rubbish waiting to be picked up, said a spokesperson for the mayor of Paris, according to BBC.
1000 KILO: There is still over 1000 kilos of rubbish waiting to be picked up. Photo: Joly Victor/ABACA/Shutterstock
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The spokesperson stated that too much rubbish has accumulated in the incinerators. The garbage trucks therefore have nowhere to put the garbage.
Not all neighborhoods in the city are equally affected by the garbage problem. It is the municipal authorities that are responsible for garbage disposal in half of the 20 districts of Paris. Private companies account for the remaining ten.
Police use tear gas against protesters
– Can not wait
The rubbish that is piling up has caused several local politicians and residents of the city to react. Many are concerned that the rubbish could cause health damage to the residents.
One of them, Geoffroy Boulard, the mayor of the 17th arrondissement, said in an interview with CNN that he has asked the mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, to hire private services to intervene.
CONCERNED: Both residents and politicians are concerned about the health consequences of the garbage problem for the citizens of Paris. Photo: Ait Adjedjou Karim/ABACA/Shutterstock/NTB
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– We can’t wait. This is about public health, he stated.
Boulard says he is also concerned about the spread of rats in the city, as well as the cityscape.
Affects the infrastructure
Since Thursday, strikes in France have affected the infrastructure.
Canceled flight and train departures, lack of garbage disposal, closed schools, and the fact that several thousand people have been without electricity, are just a few.
The French capital is the city most affected by the strike, as at least 60 percent of primary school teachers have gone on strike, and the metro has had to cancel several departures.
