[jveritas]

I have been to Naples twice over the last 12 months on business trips and I was really shocked to see the amount of garbage in this otherwise very nice city. The mafia controls the garbage business in Naples according to my Napolitanian colleagues and they are the one causing this chaos.

[SaxxonWoods]

I passed through Naples (accidentally, took a wrong turn) in July on my way to the Amalfi coast. It is sad that the government can’t do something about those conditions. Saw and smelled some of the same later on the way to Pompeii. We then thankfully left for Abruzzo.

[businessprofessor]

The mafia used to control garbage collection in NYC. In the late 90s, the mafia’s control was finally ended following a successful undercover operation by a NYPD detective and a legitimate hauler. The mafia used to extract a 500% to 1,000% markup on garbage collection fees. The breakup of the mafia’s control on garbage collection was a huge cost reduction almost every business in NYC. Politicians who challenged the mafia’s grip on the garbage business were met with crippling strikes. NYC should build a monument to the brave detective and hauler who risked their lives to collect the evidence needed to break the mafia’s control.