The inhabitants of Taormina demand the right to sleep. The mayor ordered to throw garbage only at night

The inhabitants of Taormina in Sicily demand the right to sleep. By appealing to the mayor, they protest against his ordinance, under which in the historic center they can throw garbage only from 1.30 at night to 5 am. People ask: “Should we walk with rubbish at night instead of sleeping?”

Information about the regulation of the mayor of Cateno de Luki Italian media emphasized that “he sentenced residents to sleepless nights.” In the document, he emphasized that the garbage should be thrown out or displayed in front of the house to take by municipal services “neither minutes earlier nor a minute later” than at designated times.

This provision is to apply for seven months a year when the most tourists arrive in the city. There is financial penalties for its violation.

In Taormin, which is one of the main tourist centers in Sicily, the protests of the population intensify – La7 TV said.

In response to the mayor's decision, a committee called the right to sleep was established. His initiator Vincenzo Rao said on television: – “Please respect our right to sleep; it's a matter of health and a peaceful life.”

– This regulation obliges us to wake up in the middle of the night. Something like this is nowhere else in Italy – noted one of the activists of the Maurizio Andreano committee.

Committee members emphasized that the duty of throwing garbage at night also applies to the elderly and those who have young children.

– We did not choose the commander, but the mayor – added councilman Luca Manuli. He announced that a group of deputies to the City Council would demand the extension of the hours in which you can throw away garbage.

The media noted that the mayor does not intend to change his decision and argues: – The whole world comes to Taormina, which cannot present itself as a dirty city.

From Rome Sylwia Wysocka (PAP)

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