Garbage and the homeless: New York was named the second most polluted city in the world
'12.07.2022'
Nadezhda Verbitskaya
New York has a huge problem. The streets are full of rubbish and rats are rampant now more than ever. timeout.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams has pledged to clean up our streets with a new trash can program and brand new wipers. This should reduce the rat population, which seems to be larger than ever.
People put it as the second most polluted after Rome in Italy. The survey involved 27 citizens from Melbourne to Madrid, from Chicago to Copenhagen and from Tel Aviv to Tokyo.
New York is followed by Glasgow, Scotland. Stockholm in Sweden is the cleanest city.
In this regard, New York is taking big steps this year to address this issue.
On the subject: NYC sidewalks finally getting trash cans
Giant new garbage cans are being installed in all five districts. They should help improve the quality of life, get rid of rats and free up more space on busy city sidewalks. New York is spending $11 million on new machines to clean streets in tight spaces. It also restores the alternate parking schedule so streets can be swept twice as often. New York is also considering a new bill. It will require city agencies to indicate where they could place public toilets.
“The time has come to abandon the old way of collecting garbage in our city,” said New York City Council member Sean Abreu. “The Clean Curbs Pilot will present a first-class tactic to prevent debris from accumulating on our streets. Our residents and businesses can breathe a sigh of relief. Because these containers will keep the neighborhood clean and keep rodents at bay.”
