fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week agoAmsterdam's answer to its rubbish crisis? Remove some of the litter bins
Last year, a quarter of residents described their neighbourhood as dirty or very dirty, rising to two in five in the city centre. Hester van Buren, city finance chief and responsible for waste collection, said however illogical it sounds, trials in busy shopping streets and parks have suggested that taking away some of the city's 12,000 litter bins is the answer.
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