Rome city cabinet member for the
environment, Paola Muraro, said Wednesday the capital should be
clear of trash "by August 20".
Muraro, who is from Mayor Virginia Raggi's
anti-establishment 5-Star Movement, said AMA trash collection
agency has submitted a clean-up plan which "contains what we
requested for a swift return to regularity".
Resigning AMA chief Daniele Fortini came up with the plan
after Muraro barged in on his office on Monday, demanding action
on Rome's rapidly deteriorating uncollected trash situation.
The new plan hatched sometime between Monday and today
reportedly covers recycling, regular trash, landfills, and
street cleaning.
On Tuesday, Fortini announced he is stepping down on August
4.
Also on Wednesday, Muraro told ANSA city government is
actively looking for somebody with an appropriate technical
background to replace Fortini.
"We're looking at CVs," she said. "Citizens must rest
assured that the M5S chooses based on merit not politics, which
is what we're doing".
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