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Louizia's Biggest Problem
Why so many streets and neighborhoods in Louizia of Ben Yheklef District are full of garbage?
A dialogue between a city worker and a female pedestrian in Louizia:
Woman: Excuse me, sir, I think you are blocking my way.
Worker: I'm sorry, ma'am. But don't you see in the early morning I'm cleaning up the sidewalk for you to use?
Woman: That is nice of you, and we thank you for doing such work, but every Monday of each week, Louizia streets smell horrible. What I mean is that Louizia is like a landfill for the disposal of so much litter of all kinds: plastic bags, spoiled food, and even animal manure.
Worker: I couldn't agree more, ma'am. But as workers of the city, we're here to make each street and corner of the Ben Yheklef District clean again. Please be patient and come see in the afternoon.
Woman: Yeah...sure. Don't you agree, sir, it's better to do the clean-up of street litter during the night while we're sleeping, and Monday morning, like today, when we wake up taking our kids to school, everything we see will be a little bit cleaner in front of our eyes and the eyes of our kids? And the air will be much healthier to breathe.
Worker: Actually, I don't have a say in this.
Woman: What do you mean you don't have a say in all this? Aren't you guys thinking that it's better to do this work at night peacefully and without a bother from pedestrians?
Worker: Yeah, that will make much sense. But many neighborhoods don't have enough lighting for such tasks to be performed at nighttime, and the city isn't thinking that way. Look, ma'am. We could use our cellphone flashlights, I guess, to go after each piece of garbage and collect it.
Woman: Yes! Do whatever you feel is ideal for the job to be done, but we'd like to accompany our kids to school on Mondays without seeing a horrifying picture like this, which is really assaulting our senses.
Worker: I'd better hurry up in cleaning my marked areas before noon. Have a peaceful time the remainder of your day, ma'am!
Woman: Me too, I have house chores to do. Have a hectic day, sir.
Without a doubt, the Ben Yheklef District's street cleaners have put in enormous effort to pick up and clean up the many kinds of trash that are discarded every day in streets and neighborhoods. However, the street waste problems persist, and here is why.
Firstly, the Ben Yheklef District population has increased rapidly over the last few years. Families from many places have moved to the area to live because so many homes have been constructed recently, and the rent is very affordable to many individuals. The increase in the population increases the amount of household waste materials, which puts pressure on the city to handle it. The city has not come up yet with new and effective solutions to the waste problems; that is why there is so much garbage in the streets and neighborhoods of the Ben Yheklef District.
Secondly, the Ben Yheklef District's Sunday Souk event, which attracts a large number of people, generates significantly more waste in a single day than it does throughout the week. For example, many vendors simply get rid of whatever products they can no longer sell, like fruits and vegetables, plastic bags, and waxed cardboard packages after selling their content. It cost them less money to leave behind their garbage and take off at the end of the day.
Thirdly, the Ben Yheklef District seems to not implement enough smart public garbage bins where we need them and invest in educating people about how to actively be part of the solution rather than being the problem. For example, in places that are known for waste dumping, I think it is smart to permanently put garbage bins in there and make sure the city garbage truck comes and empties them on a daily basis. In addition, I think the city should truly run advertising campaigns that will help change people's behaviors and educate them about waste problems and the negative effect that comes with it.
All in all, the Ben Yheklef District's street waste problem has persisted because many individuals moved to live in the area in the last few years, and the Sunday Souk alone produces a great deal of street rubbish, and the district hasn't developed effective new measures to address it.
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