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Italy: Army Called in to Clear Naples Trash

[NYT - Europe]

The government sent troops to Naples to start clearing festering piles of rubbish from the streets, many blocking entry to the city’s schools, which reopened Monday after the Christmas break. Mountains of trash, too much for garbage collectors to cope with, built up after municipal dumps overflowed Dec. 21. Residents of Naples have taken to burning their own refuse, creating blazes that in some cases have had to be put out by firefighters. The city’s effort to move the garbage to a previously closed dump brought a revolt by residents, who blocked garbage trucks’ access to the area. Naples has faced periodic trash emergencies for the past 14 years.