Sicily is Beautiful island, but it does have a bitter dark side of it – abundance of trash. Amazing nature and building and even more amazing food an people. However, mankind doesn’t appreciate nature sometimes. Same goes for local governments not taking care of pavements, monuments and buildings letting them to deteriorate in time as water, heat and plants keep destroying them.
I’ve decided to take pictures of trash and growing plants on pavements and buildings in all the cities I go.
The mafia in Sicily has long been a major problem in the region, and this is particularly true when it comes to trash. Illegal dumping of waste and other forms of environmental pollution have been linked to the mafia in Sicily, with criminal organizations controlling the waste disposal and collection industry. This has led to an increase in illegal dumping, which has resulted in serious environmental and health problems in the region. The mafia has also been involved in illegal activities such as bribery and extortion, which has further compounded the region’s trash problems.
The mafia’s influence on the trash industry in Sicily has resulted in a lack of proper disposal of waste and increased levels of pollution. This has led to an increase in water and air pollution, which has had a serious impact on the environment and public health. The mafia has also been linked to illegal dumping of hazardous waste, which has resulted in the contamination of soil, water, and air.
The issue of illegal dumping of trash in Sicily has been addressed by the government, but the mafia’s involvement has made it difficult to tackle the problem. In recent years, however, the government has taken steps to crack down on illegal dumping and other forms of environmental pollution. This has included the creation of an anti-mafia task force and the introduction of stiffer penalties for environmental violations.
In conclusion, the mafia in Sicily has had a serious impact on the region’s trash problem. The criminal organisations have controlled the waste disposal and collection industry, resulting in increased levels of illegal dumping and environmental pollution. The government has taken steps to address this issue, but the mafia’s influence has made it difficult to properly address the problem.
Palermo
Palermo to Cefalu road
Cefalu
Next to Cefalu
On the way to Taormina
Taormina
The strais in Taormina
Catania
I think Catania was the dirtiest of all…
Etna Volcano
Sbarcatore Turks
Syracuse
Generally very clean city, but some pavements forgotten.
Signs need changing as sometimes you can’t see what actually signs means.
Why fix the problem of falling plaster when you can just close entire road for cars and pedestrians! People choose to ignore signs.
Ortigia
It used to be my favourite city in Sicily, but the amount of trash is overwhelming.
Instead of restoring the tiles, they just patched them with cement. Faster, cheaper and probably got paid the same for the work.
Instead of fixing the tiles they just put a patch of asphalt!
Last but not the least, Syracuse amphitheater was completely forgitten and plants are destroying this monument. Shouldn’t the government putting some herbicides or slat to eradicate that vegetation in order to preserve this beauty?
The only place that seems to recycle is Syracuse. Didn’t notice anywhere elsee. Though Taormina and Cefalu had no trash in the streets.
Roads
Almost every road stop is like a landfill. Don’t understand the logic of the people throwing away the whole bags of trash.
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Castello Chiaramontano
Castello Chiaramontano are very nice ruins to visit, but very polluted and the ruins smell of urine.
Valley de templi, Agrigento
It is a much cleaner in Valley of Temples (Agrigento), but surprisingly there you can find trash laying around. Even abundance of CCTV cameras and when 12€ for entrance doesn’t stop people throwing plastic bottles in the ruins. It is not very obvious, but wherever you find a hole you will find trash. How uneducated and stupid one has to be to throw trash in this iconic location. However, I would hope that park staff would keep a better maintenance of the place and cleanup the trash too. The entrance fee should cover cleaning costs and improvements of the park, but we barely could find any bins for trash…
Don’t get me wrong Valley de Templi overall is very clean due to many CCTV cameras I guess. Just lacks some bins and WCs.
Castello Chiaramontano
Castello Chiaramontano could be really charming tourist attraction. However it is polluted with paper and plastic. In the cellar underneath the castle marked with an arrow there was a strong smell of pee and excrements.
Costa Bianca
Amazing beauty beach, but getting polluted by glass and plastic. Captured only some of them.
Trash even in the iconic Customs House!
Selinunte
Selinunte is a favourite spot for tourists, nice food and hotels. Beautiful views too! However, people are not taking care of environment here.
More to come…