on wednesday, zúñiga ramos met a reporter near the place versailles shopping centre to show a pile of garbage that she said has kept reappearing over the span of several months. an empty aluminum can of lemonade, cardboard boxes, four dining room chairs, a sofa, several stuffed animals and a spongebob squarepants, and black garbage bags were among the trash on the corner, near apartment buildings. the pile of trash was in the spot where the buildings’ residents usually place garbage to be collected. the last pickup in the sector was on aug. 1, according to the city’s info-collectes web page.
malgré nos multiples demandes à @projetmontreal, la question de la salubrité continue à être un réel enjeu à mercier-hochelaga-maisonneuve. voici le paysage auquel sont confrontés plusieurs citoyens et citoyennes dans mon district! #polmtl pic.twitter.com/l2tdkagfzk
— alba zúñiga ramos (@albazunigaramos) august 6, 2024
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“it’s a city-wide problem,” she said. “obviously, we’re not against measures to reduce the amount of trash we produce , but things have to be done properly and we have to adapt to the realities of each borough.”