FOR FIRST TIME IN HISTORY CITY-WIDE GARBAGE COLLECTION BEGINS IN BAGHDAD

Coalition Provisional Authority - Iraq ^ | Aug. 17, 2003

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Any other information that would lead to the arrest of bad guys? Click here. The Mission of the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) is a free and Democratic Iraq that is at peace with its neighbors.   Beyond the accomplishment of this mission, CPA will not stay a single day.   FOR FIRST TIME IN HISTORY CITY-WIDE GARBAGE COLLECTION BEGINS IN BAGHDAD Baghdad, Iraq…August 17, 2003—All Baghdad residents, regardless of social or economic status, have access to garbage collection for the first time in city history this week. The Coalition Provisional Authority in conjunction with the City of Baghdad is proud to announce the establishment of the first city-wide garbage collection system. Under the regime of Saddam Hussein only the most prominent Baghdad residents received garbage collection services. No consistent, universal system existed except in the wealthiest areas of town. Even then, garbage was collected only if residents tipped the city workers who came into their neighborhoods. This week, more than 1400 trucks have begun running a series of new routes reaching every part of the city. The trucks run two to three times per day to collect the more than 22,000 tons of waste generated every week. It is the first time that residents will have these services regardless of social or economic status. Faris Abdul Razaq Al-Aasam Deputy Mayor for the Municipality stated, “This is a dramatic step forward toward improving the quality of life for millions of Iraqis. Under Saddam, residents’ garbage often piled up for weeks, or was never collected. The regime simply didn’t care about the health risks of this neglect on the city’s population.” Under the former regime, the vast majority of Baghdad residents, left trash along the streets, incinerated it in their yards or brought the refuse to a neighborhood location where it was continuously burned. Trash burning and the piling up of refuse have dramatic human health effects. The old system contributed to an environment where disease could spread. The constant burning of refuse also released toxins into the air creating dangerous breathing conditions. “This was not about getting a system back up. This was about putting a system in place for the first time,” stated Henry Bassford Senior Advisor to the CPA for Baghdad. “Everyone deserves to live on a clean street. This new system will help the people of Baghdad reach that goal.” The Coalition and the City are in the process of developing a public awareness campaign about the garbage removal system to educate residents with the routes, pick-up times and days. Plans are also underway for the creation of Iraq’s first environmentally friendly landfill and recycling facilities.

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Monday, 18-Aug-03 11:31:44

[WestPacSailor]

Does this mean they'll be stopping for Baath Party members sitting on the curb?

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

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[varina davis]

Well that's a plus!

[conservatism_IS_compassion]

Back to the Future
BUMP.

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

..stopping for Baath Party members sitting laying on the curb.

[McGavin999]

Good heavens, what a giant step forward. I guess someone will be making a fortune selling garbage cans :o)

[Dog Gone]

Good news! I'll bet Baghdad residents appreciate this change.

[cake_crumb]

"Baghdad, Iraq…August 17, 2003—All Baghdad residents, regardless of social or economic status, have access to garbage collection for the first time in city history this week. The Coalition Provisional Authority in conjunction with the City of Baghdad is proud to announce the establishment of the first city-wide garbage collection system"

Hmmm....will the idiots who insist that the decades-long buildup of garbage is the result of a thre month occupation believe this? Probably not.

Glad the system is up and running. Good work Engineers.

[trebb]

But, but, what will the liberal-at-heart eat?

[Centurion2000]

BRING OUT YOUR DEAD !!!! *gong*

Bump.

[eggman]

Now that the US military took out the trash they needed to send someone in to pick it up.

[SAMWolf]

Now if we'd only start getting rid of the "real garbage" that is attacking our troops.

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

Now if we'd only start getting rid of the "real garbage" that is attacking our troops.

You know they are, SAM. They don't boast about it because it isn't worth the backlash from all the terrorist-appeasers-NGO-press-pols.

Did you know we've 'removed' over 6000 terrorists in the European theater alone post-911?

This isn't the European theater. (^:

"One by one, in every corner of the world, we will hunt the terrorists down and destroy them." - VP Cheney 7/24

[SAMWolf]

I know they are, I just wish we'd hear more about it rather than the crys of "Quagmire" we keep hearing

[Steve_Seattle]

Chances are that this good news will be ignored or under-reported in the mainstream press. Thank God for the "irresponsible, rumor-driven" Internet.

[MeekOneGOP]

Wow. Great news. Normal city services that we take for granted finally arrives in Baghdad !

Thanks for the post and the ping !

Earlier Thread of Iraq War Pics that Diogenesis posted!
Great pictures there of Iraqis being Liberated !!

"Beat it, Saddam !" . . .

In Umm Qasr, heroes AND Iraqis remove portraits of Saddam.

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Credit to Eternal Vigilance for this caption on the USO Canteen (#117):

The Fruit of the Resolute

"Great victories come only to those who never waver
No matter how loudly the enemies of freedom may mock
Who see the path of duty, and follow it to the very end
God bless our President on this day
He will be known forever as 'the Liberator of Iraq'!"

[cake_crumb]

Thanks for the pics. We get SO tired of the good news constantly being suppressed by the press.

[WhiteGuy]

I'm sure glad the US is paying for this..........

[MeekOneGOP]

You're welcomed. My pleasure. The media is the cheering
section for the Hate America/Blame America First crowd ...