Jan 12th, 2008 at 11:00AM: Naples has had a problem with waste management for the last 15 years. it is entirely controlled by the mafia and politicians feel like their hands are tied. And, in a lot of cases, they might literally be.
In the latest crisis, collectors stopped picking up garbage in Naples and Campania before Christmas because there was no more room for the trash at dumps. Dumps are overflowing and local ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Jan 12th, 2008 at 11:00AM: Naples has had a problem with waste management for the last 15 years. it is entirely controlled by the mafia and politicians feel like their hands are tied. And, in a lot of cases, they might literally be.
In the latest crisis, collectors stopped picking up garbage in Naples and Campania before Christmas because there was no more room for the trash at dumps. Dumps are overflowing and local ...Smoking bans in Naples get residents fired up
Nov 20th, 2007 at 9:00AM: New anti-smoking measures in Naples stipulate that no one can light up near a pregnant woman or in a park, as well as near children under 12 or in large crowds. Will it fly? Naples councilor Gennaro Capodanno suggests that Neapolitans' historically rebellious nature will render the ban ineffective. "However they try and enforce this, they will meet with laughter," Capodanno says. He also points ...Italian Musician Bites Ear of Alitalia Airline Worker
Sep 27th, 2006 at 6:42PM: Alright, go on ahead and file this one under: World Gone Mad. These are the kind of news pieces you read and say to yourself "what on Earth was this person thinking?" Wait, they weren't thinking. Apparently, Italian musician, Raffaele Artesi, who could not board his flight to Naples due to overbooking, assaulted an airline worker by almost biting his ear off. As any educated traveler might guess ...
