REPORTAGE
As a result of a strike by garbage collectors and incinerators against pension reform, the garbage cans are piling up in the streets of Paris and Marseille. For ten days now, the inhabitants of these cities have sometimes had to zigzag between garbage cans full to bursting. In the 2nd arrondissement of the capital, for example, the bins overflow so much that dozens of trash bags, as well as cardboard boxes, lie on the ground.
"There are going to be rats"
"It's excruciating. I can't find the terms that would suit the situation. It's shameful. There are mice passing by. There will certainly be rats at night," said Abraham, a Parisian, on Tuesday. at the microphone of Europe 1. "One has the impression of being in the 15th or 15th century. See that, it's lamentable. This pile of garbage is really not normal for the city of Paris. And the smells of course. We’re lucky, in quotes, that it rains and it’s a bit cool, but imagine that in June or July! ”
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To limit the inconvenience, the prefect of Paris police ordered new requisitions of personnel. In Île-de-France, almost all of the incinerators are shut down.
"The customers refused to sit on the terrace"
In front of Yann's restaurant, it has been almost a week since the garbage cans have not been picked up. "It will start to become painful, especially for customers on the terrace," he regrets. "On Saturday evening, the customers refused to sit on the terrace because they were bothered by the odors of the garbage cans which have been stagnating for five or six days now."
The restaurateur says to store "the maximum" in his "refrigerated bins", "but after a while it will have to come out." To ensure minimal garbage collection in the streets of the capital, the City of Paris has reorganized its cleaning services.