"On some occasions, I've seen them tip the bag upside down, and then we're saying, 'Oh the seagulls'. No, it's not the seagulls. This is two-legged scavenging as opposed to winged scavenging. Honest to God,"
"It's the law of unintended consequences... some of them are very vulnerable people, some of them look very respectable people, but they're obviously doing it for a reason."
"I've a well-worn path between here and the Mansion House, and it breaks my heart on occasions on South Great George's Street, and you can see them. I'll have gone over to the Mansion House, and the place will be spotless and the [cleaning crews] have just been through,"
"You'll come back an hour later and it's like a bomb site. So, you step off a bus or out of a taxi and you've come in from the airport or whatever else, and you think, jeez, this place is filthy."
Mr Shakespeare has prioritized improving Dublin's street cleanliness through new personnel, cleaning machinery, and targeted bin-bag removals from 90 streets. The city aims to dispel the 'dirty old Dublin' label, which city officials find insulting. The Re-turn 15c bottle deposit has triggered increased bin scavenging, causing damaged bins, broken locks, and illicit use of bin keys. Scavenging behavior often involves vulnerable or otherwise respectable-looking people, and cleaned areas can be trashed within an hour, undermining cleanliness efforts. The initiative faces operational challenges from unintended consequences while maintaining public presentation near key locations such as the Mansion House and South Great George's Street.
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