- In Lyon, as in Paris, photos of green spaces or places polluted by picnic remains and other waste were taken on Sunday morning and went viral on the networks.
- Some residents, such as the assistant to the cleanliness of the town hall of Paris, explain this phenomenon by the closure of bars and restaurants, still relevant this weekend.
- The collectives and environmentalists, disappointed with the post-containment, are still still on deck.
"Here are the lawns of the Invalides in Paris after the passing of the Parisian sores last night, the same who ride their bikes or scooters, and piss off the whole world with their ecological rantings. After the publication of photos that have gone viral on Facebook and Twitter, showing waste littering this Parisian green space on this third weekend of deconfinement, Internet users have allowed their revolt to be expressed.
Among the comments on social networks, one can read: "These are the same ones who left the lawn in this state that we will find in the demonstrations for the climate", "I who thought that these last months had resulted in a environmental awareness ”,“ Especially in the Invalides at 2 am there are rats everywhere it's scary! So urgent to clean up !!! "," Parisians please stay in the orange zone! "," An awareness of the unconscious? People don't even change after a war, so containment in front of Netflix ... ", or an elegant man:" You have to wonder if you don't poop where you eat! "
The banks of the Rhône too
The Esplanade des Invalides had already been the target of networks from the first days of deconfinement. On May 20, the police had evacuated the place, believing that barrier gestures and social distance were not respected. But it is not only in Paris where trash scattered around the city was photographed this weekend. In Lyon, it was the banks of the Rhône that were the object of the anger of some passers-by on Sunday morning.
Sunday May 31 6:22 am - Berges du Rhône in Lyon.
Your world after it is worse than the last one actually. pic.twitter.com/k0nQh1M9Wj
"Your next world, it is worse than the last one in fact", "And we will justify this by the lack of public trash cans ?? But can't people take a bag and pick up their bottles ?? They managed to come to the banks with it, they can just as easily leave with it !!! "," I propose that we draw up a report for those who leave their filth on the ground. So we will fill the state coffers to pay the masks to citizens who deserve it. 100 euros would start to be a deterrent, ”commented Internet users.
Another place at the heart of controversy: the Saint-Martin canal in Paris, regularly pointed out for its gatherings or its lack of cleanliness, as in the video below, which also reacted on Twitter:
The return to normal Canal Saint Martin. What emotion ! People are really pigs pic.twitter.com/yd9dMxX1PC
- Barthelemy Bolo (@ B2Bolo) May 31, 2020Some internet users have nevertheless expressed some doubts about the Parisian clichés: "I think the photos are faked (whether there is one or two [waste], it's stupid, but we can't help it), but as much!" !! It sounds huge !! There are garbage cans and theoretically, humans have evolved ... ", while others have testified to the same situation in their city:" Same thing in Switzerland. And the trash cans are however nearby (often full for that matter). I think that's growth - injunction: consume! "
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The LCI Twitter account for its part published a snapshot showing waste on the lawn of the Invalides this Sunday. This photo is the opening image of the brief report that the news channel broadcast on the subject Sunday morning:
But netizens criticized the shooting: “In this photo, everything seems to be grouped together. The background is much less littered with garbage. A diving picture would have given a surely different impression of this place. Don't you believe? On the other hand, in Lyon, no doubt about the angle of view.
Joined by 20 Minutes , the author of the photos from Lyon, who wishes to remain anonymous, explains having taken them with his partner “Sunday morning around 6:20 am Unfortunately it is quite common for us, morning runners, to attend such a show. Has deconfinement accentuated these behaviors? “I think that the fact that the banks have not reopened makes things much worse. Residents are finally quite used to heavy nuisance linked to the quays. But there, this morning, it was still on a different level. It says a lot about the world after… ”
At the HuffPost , the assistant to the cleanliness of the town hall of Paris, Paul Simondon, underlines for his part that the city had anticipated the phenomenon: “We expected it. We had spotted the long weekends with good weather, and so we have strengthened our means of cleaning. ” As in Lyon, he explains these acts by the closing of bars and restaurants, "which increase the density of gatherings in several places in Paris, in Les Invalides, in Nation, on the quays, etc. "
"However, people have had time to think"
Paul Simondon also wants to put things into perspective: “The vast majority behave very well, the cleaning agents tell me. But when the population is very large in one place (and that can go up to 2,000 people along the Saint-Martin canal), a minority is enough for there to be an impressive mass of waste. "
“We pick up McDonald's bags by the road, cans, as before the confinement. It is distressing, ”observes Monique Carola, of the collective Vers Zéro Déchet, created a year ago in Vers-Pont-du-Gard (30). Because incivility is not the prerogative of big cities. “And now there are also masks to pick up. We thought that this crisis would cause awareness. We are disappointed. However, people have had time to think. When we go for a picnic, we leave with a bag, so we can leave with its waste inside. Politically, it doesn't follow either. One has the impression of staying on deadly rails. But we will continue, because all the small gestures that everyone can make is a silent revolution. And to lead this revolution, the collective is sparing no effort: collecting waste, interventions in schools, setting up cigarette butts and compost collectors, awareness and information, etc.
And when awareness does not work, there is repression. Depositing, abandoning, throwing or dumping any type of waste on the public highway is punishable by a fine of 68 euros. "We want to strengthen controls and work on a possible increase in the fine," said the assistant to the cleanliness of the town hall of Paris. Will the opening of bars and restaurants change the game? Answer next weekend.
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