The city of Paris produces nearly 3000 tons of waste every day, according to the town hall. Francois BOUCHON / Le Figaro
DECRYPTION – The city’s garbage collectors’ unions have renewed their strike action until next Monday. Parisians are impatiently awaiting the disappearance of these mountains of waste that have invaded their daily lives.
The piles of garbage are slowly diminishing in the streets of the capital. According to the latest information from the Paris City Hall, the amount of waste still strewn on the asphalt of Parisian sidewalks fell below 10,000 tonnes at the start of the week, but still remains above 9,000. of Paris also confirmsa decrease in stocks on the public highway“, without being able to communicate figures.
This drop is the result of requisitions from the staff of the cleanliness and water management services of the city of Paris, which were initiated by the police headquarters a week ago. After a delicate start, the garbage collection system did resume, but at a very slow pace. “The purpose of requisition is not to restore normal activity, but to solve a problem of public order“Recalls the lawyer Eric Rocheblave, specialist in labor law.
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