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A garbage crisis engulfs Havana as fuel shortages stall trash pickup
Residents and officials warn the buildup could worsen as heat, rain and disease-carrying insects increase.
- Havana, home to 2 million residents, faces mounting garbage piles as an energy blockade triggers fuel shortages, leaving state-run garbage trucks at a standstill.
- Daily waste production in Havana reached about 12 Olympic-sized swimming pools, with municipal services collecting just 57% of solid waste.
- "What you're looking at is depressing," lamented Odalys Ram, a 63-year-old living near the Hermanos Ameijeiras hospital, where trash, flies, and rats create unsanitary conditions.
- Odalys Goicochea, an official at Cuba's ministry of science, technology and the environment, warned that "improper management of urban solid waste" is a primary environmental challenge as rising temperatures and impending rains could worsen conditions.
- Citizen initiatives like El Batazo have emerged across eight Havana blocks, where members sweep streets and sell recyclables, as collaborator Evelyn Mart said, "The fundamental impact of this project is proving to the community that it can be done.
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A garbage crisis engulfs Havana as fuel shortages stall trash pickup
Residents of Havana are dealing with a growing garbage crisis. Piles of waste have been accumulating on nearly every street corner, worsened by a U.S. energy blockade that caused power outages and a fuel crisis.
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