It wouldn't be surprising if the problem of garbage collection crops up now and then in the newspapers. In these not so often instances, one can almost be sure that the garbage collector has not been around since the holiday season as residents plug their noses and local officials sit tight in their air-conditioned rooms.
The problem, of course, is not only for local officials. City residents can be held equally responsible for this community blight. Garbage is something you cannot stop, you can only get rid of it - which means disposing of it in the proper places and collecting it regularly, at least twice a week.
When it does make the news, the garbage problem is likely to draw excuses from both local officials and residents. The garbage trucks are out on repair, funds for garbage collection have been stuck up, the garbage man is away on a sick leave, and there are simply too many people throwing away too much garbage.
Of course, the garbage keeps piling up in the meantime and people may manage to forget all about it - until the stench and the flies start coming.
The problem, of course, is not only for local officials. City residents can be held equally responsible for this community blight. Garbage is something you cannot stop, you can only get rid of it - which means disposing of it in the proper places and collecting it regularly, at least twice a week.
When it does make the news, the garbage problem is likely to draw excuses from both local officials and residents. The garbage trucks are out on repair, funds for garbage collection have been stuck up, the garbage man is away on a sick leave, and there are simply too many people throwing away too much garbage.
Of course, the garbage keeps piling up in the meantime and people may manage to forget all about it - until the stench and the flies start coming.
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