Thursday, September 07, 2006
Tenerife Residents Burn Rubbish in Protest
Residents in various areas of La Laguna have been burning containers of rubbish in protest and after several days of complaints against the accumulation of refuse, created during industrial action by contractors, Urbaser.
Understandably, residents and public health services were concerned about the hazards, as the heatwave speeded up the putrefaction of organic materials in the rubbish, attracting rats, cockroaches, maggots and other insects.
Additional police patrols and fire services were called in, in case the protest developed into something more heated than bonfires. While, the socialist spokesman in La Laguna is reported to have suggested that residents "bring their rubbish to the Mayoress' office and see how the problem gets resolved."
Workers and the company reached a preliminary agreement last night, after negotiations that took 12 hours, so it is hoped that an end is in sight.
Whether related to this strike or not, refuse in the El Palmar valley was not collected on Tuesday morning and had already left a "stinking pile" of sacks outside the supermarket - just what you want in super hot weather, not!
La acumulación del basura extiende por el municipio la quema de contenedores
Sanidad advierte del riesgo que conlleva acumular basura con altas temperaturas
