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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
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infiltration of garbage collection services

0Tons of garbage are blocking sidewalks and streets in the center of Naples and its suburbs. Angry residents have taken to burning rubbish.02br
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00Garbage problems have plagued 01a01font00Naples02font02a00 and its surrounding Campania region for years. Authorities have also blamed organized crime groups' 01b00infiltration of garbage collection services02b02br
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00What's the meaning of "infiltration of garbage collection services"?02br
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0Goodness, what a mess! 02br 00 It means that the criminals have succeeded in corrupting the service of garbage collection, something that is supposed to be administered by (I assume) the local government. This might mean they are demanding extra, illegal fees for collection, seeing to it that high-paying jobs or contracts go to people of their choosing, and probably other ways I can't think of just now.

— Delmobile

  • 0Goodness, what a mess!
  • 02br 00 It means that the criminals have succeeded in corrupting the service of garbage collection, something that is supposed to be administered by (I assume) the local government.
  • This might mean they are demanding extra, illegal fees for collection, seeing to it that high-paying jobs or contracts go to people of their choosing, and probably other ways I can't think of just now.
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0Goodness, what a mess! 02br
00 It means that the criminals have succeeded in corrupting the service of garbage collection, something that is supposed to be administered by (I assume) the local government. This might mean they are demanding extra, illegal fees for collection, seeing to it that high-paying jobs or contracts go to people of their choosing, and probably other ways I can
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0Delmobile, thanks for your explanation. I think your second sentence explains the purpose of their effort to disable the city's garbage collection services. However, I don't understand how it works or at least how you think it works. How do they profit from this effort? Who pays them illegal fees? These questions are not related to my original question but I'm a bit curious and it helps me unde
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0Honestly, I'm simply using my imagination here! Maybe an extortion deal - if you want your garbage picked up, you have to pay us a certain amount every month. Like garbage extortion? If you don't pay, the garbage collectors are mysteriously too busy to get to you every week? 02br
00I was a little curious about this myself. Seems to me the Black Hand or whoever might have more pleas
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0LOL..What should I call these people? not-so-bad bad guys or ethical bad guys 050010id1
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0 Here's an article for both of us, New2!02br
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00My goodness, the things one learns on this forum. 0230hrefhttp://www.slate.com/id/2181850/c"Why The Mafia Loves Garbage"
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0Thanks, Delmobile for the article. I'll definitely read it in a while. 02br
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00(Edit: Interesting article. Now I know how great Giuliani is)0-
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0Ah yes, Giulani, champion of the people. I simply don't understand why he isn't the Republican presidential nominee. 0-
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0I never understand politics. In my country, there are so many dirty politicians but surprisingly, they are still serving.0-
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01cite10New2grammar12cite10LOL..What should I call these people? not-so-bad bad guys or ethical bad guys 12blockquote
10They are criminals of the worst kind. 02br
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00What often happened is, those groups collected rubbish and industrial waste bud didn't dispose of them properly. In the European Union (
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0I didn't know much about garbage business until this thread. Interesting! If I see a job posting by the local garbage company, I'll consider. Afterall, I heard some prominent businessman say, "What people don't want is money"0-
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