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    Troubled Stewardship of Italian Treasures

    Judith Harris(May 28, 2012)
    Following a wave of Italian and international protests, the national government has at least temporarily blocked the local decision to use an abandoned quarry at Corcolle, on the doorstep of the fabulous villa of the Emperor Hadrian, as a dump for Roman rubbish. The decision to place a gigantic garbage dump only 1.5 miles from one of Italy's greatest archaeological treasures - and Hadrian's Villa was designated as a UNESCO heritage site in 1999 - was based on necessity; an older rubbish fill at Malagrotta can contain no more.
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    Naples rubbish: “Not God’s gift”

    Judith Harris(July 08, 2011)
    NAPLES – “I’m so ashamed!” Handsome Michele, Neapolitan father of four, has been driving tour buses through Naples for over two decades. “I simply hate having the tourists see these piles of rubbish.” We were inching our way through the usual midday traffic on the Via del Mare alongside the docks for the luxury cruise ships and the ferries to Capri and Ischia. Beside us a mound of garbage, three feet tall, snaked for many yards along the avenue before turning the corner to continue up a side street.