Garbage collection at Tondo di Capodimonte in Naples
Over the weekend, the Naples Association dedicated itself to cleaning up the green areas of the Tondo di Capodimonte, promoting greater attention to the area and a commitment to the decorum of public spaces.
The volunteers joined forces with the Miniera association and volunteer Adrian di Capua, who have been working to clean up this area of the city for months.
About thirty bags were collected: plastic, glass bottles, bulky waste, cans, paper, blankets. The scene was truly horrifying, in fact the volunteers had to dedicate several hours to collect all the waste present.
Pascal Lemos, head of The Way to Happiness, has decided to continue the initiatives for the care of the environment in line with point 12 of the common sense guide The Way to Happiness. A moral code based entirely on common sense, first published in 1981 by the author L. Ron Hubbard, its purpose is to arrest the moral decline in society and restore integrity and trust in man.
“The idea that each of us owns a part of the planet and can and should help take care of it may seem exaggerated and, to some, rather unrealistic. But nowadays what happens on the other side of the planet, even if far away, can affect what happens at home.”
A commitment that aims to improve the environment, discouraging all forms of pollution and, in particular, the abandonment of waste. But also a constructive moment of social aggregation, to do something concrete for the community and for future generations, restoring order and beauty to urban spaces.
“Donating some of your free time for the decoration of the territory, making 'being together' constructive by doing something good: this is the spirit that animates the group of volunteers who constantly work to clean the most neglected areas of the city. A group made up of people of different ethnicities, religions, ages and open to all. An experience of active citizenship that offers the opportunity to recognize oneself in a vision of the world of solidarity that can translate into a concrete lifestyle to be implemented in everyday life” says Pascal Lemos, coordinator of the volunteer initiative. A group that works concretely for a better world and that invites everyone to participate in the next initiatives.
Naples – The city administration continues its hardline approach to restoring urban decorum along the city's main thoroughfares. This morning, Asia teams went into action on Via Nuova Marina, focusing their efforts on the porticoes of the former Banco di Napoli branch, which had long been reported for being in serious disrepair. The operation, coordinated in synergy…
Naples is one of the main drivers of the growth in separate waste collection in Southern Italy. The new ISPRA Urban Waste Report 2025 shows a Southern Italy that has increased its separate waste collection rate to 60,2%, narrowing a historic gap with the rest of the country. According to Asia Napoli, the city has played a key role in this scenario: between 2022 and 2025, the Campania capital will gain approximately seven percentage points, contributing to the region's overall recovery and approaching the national average.
This positive data, however, is not enough to guarantee the crucial objective: effective recycling. The gap between what is separated and what is actually sent for processing still exceeds fifteen points, a gap that highlights the need to strengthen waste management facilities in Southern Italy. It is against this backdrop that Asia Napoli is announcing the tender for a new facility dedicated to the recovery of bulky waste and paper/cardboard, a step deemed essential to reducing costs, improving recycling volumes, and consolidating a modern and industrialized management model.
In Naples' Vomero-Arenella neighborhood, the complaint comes with images that leave no room for interpretation: sewage waste, debris, and bags piled up along Discesa Cavone, in the hamlet of Case Puntellate, have been lying in front of the gates of homes for over a fortnight. Residents describe the situation as "out of control," with unpleasant odors, a hygiene risk, and a fire hazard.
Francesco Emilio Borrelli, MP for the Green Left Alliance, and Rino Nasti, municipal councilor for the Europa Verde (Green Europe) echoed the alarm of an exasperated citizen. "It's unacceptable," they declared, "that after the sewer system repairs, the removed materials were left to rot in the street for weeks. This negligence not only endangers public health, but also encourages uncivilized people to dump more waste, turning the area into an open-air landfill."
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