What is the dirtiest city in the world? If you answered any city in India, for example, you're way off. Rome is the dirtiest city in the world according to the magazine's ranking. Time-out.
The North American publication interviewed 27 thousand residents of the main urban centers around the globe to publish its Index, a ranking that evaluates safety, cultural life, sustainability, public social policies, gastronomy and more in each location.
And the Romans chorused, much louder than inhabitants of other landscapes, that the Eternal City It is, in fact, the one with the worst cleaning performance in the world.
In second place in the ranking of the dirtiest cities in the world comes New York, followed by Glasgow, Scotland.
On the other hand, the cleanest city in the world turned out to be (without many surprises) Stockholm, in Sweden.
The garbage emergency in Rome
In Rome, the waste emergency doesn't seem to be making much progress. Mayors come and go, and the problem persists – or worsens.
Lack of facilities to dispose of waste, the “age” of the bins and the management of vehicles and personnel are the main problems.
Protests against the conditions in Roman streets are now the order of the day. A real health problem act.
Now, with the heat reaching 35 degrees, rats and even boars party in the streets of the Italian capital.
Ama, a company that collects waste, needs to replace the plastic containers 1.200 liters for a 2.400 liter galvanized sheet variant to increase volume and containment capacity, but the process is long and complex.
From October 2021 to March 2022, only 4.000 boxes were replaced out of more than 28.000 planned.
Meanwhile, tourists roam the rubbish-strewn Roman streets.
