Garbage collection

Photos of litter and garbage after vandalism 

Garbage collectors in Istanbul's Şişli district were deeply shocked when they heard a baby crying in the hopper of the truck on Feb. 20.

April's tourism figures were more than encouraging as they showed that arrivals and revenues were on the rise, providing a vital boost to the country's struggling economy. But it appears we Greeks just can't get our self-destructive streak under control.

Bulgaria's northwestern municipality of Vidin has initiated steps to terminate the waste disposal contract with concessionaire Titan AS amid a garbage crisis of over a week, according to Dobromir Dilov, interim Mayor of Vidin.

Bulgaria's Finance Ministry has proposed to divide the garbage fee into two parts.

One part of the payment will be for cleaning public spaces and the other part for collecting household waste.

If the amendments to the Local Taxes and Fees Act are approved, the new garbage fee will enter into force in the beginning of 2015, according to reports of econ.bg.