Ponticelli, the neighborhood under siege by poison. The open wound of illegal landfills in Campania continues to bleed. And one of the most problematic areas remains Ponticelli, on the eastern outskirts of Naples.

Here, despite the constant work of waste management workers, a corner of the territory continues to be devastated by illegal dumping and waste burning.

It is on Via Angelo Camillo De Meis, a street lined with businesses and homes and located a few steps from the Ospedale del Mare, that yet another scene of degradation reappears every day before the eyes of residents.

Francesco Emilio Borrelli, a member of parliament for the Green-Left Alliance, has brought the matter back into the spotlight by releasing a video shot by a citizen. The footage shows a partially fenced-off area, next to a car inspection center, completely submerged in all kinds of waste: tires, bulky waste, industrial waste, and piles of burned material.

An open-air landfill where fires, far from occasional, leave blackened soil, acrid odors, and toxic fumes that the wind carries toward homes and hospital wards.
Borrelli: "Poisons burned for profit, it's unacceptable."

The MP's denunciation is very harsh, and he speaks bluntly:

"It's unacceptable that in a residential area and close to such an important healthcare facility, residents are forced to breathe nauseating and dangerous fumes. Poisons are burned here to profit from the people's lives."

Borrelli emphasizes how the abandonment of this portion of land undermines ASIA's daily work, which ensures cleanliness and decorum in the surrounding areas. But against those who continue to dump illegally, often at night, the workers' efforts are not enough.
Eco-mafias and institutional responsibilities

The MP, who is also vice president of the Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry into Ecomafias, recalls that the area had already been reported to the authorities months ago, without any remediation or structural inspection having been initiated.

A situation which, according to Borrelli, highlights a serious lack of supervision and an underestimation of the environmental and health risks:

"We cannot allow legality to wane in the face of illegal landfills that threaten the health of citizens. Immediate and definitive action is needed."

The appeal: "Immediate cleanup, no more delays"

The AVS representative calls for urgent coordination between the City of Naples, the Prefecture, and law enforcement to arrest those responsible, secure the area, and proceed with a complete cleanup.

Meanwhile, residents continue to live with closed windows and growing anxiety, in a neighborhood that only wants to breathe clean air. Ponticelli awaits answers, and above all, action.