Tag: trash
Macedonia 12.07.23 | 19:23

Tetovo citizens report an ugly smell that appears every evening

Citizens of Tetovo report an unbearable stench in the evenings. The smell resembles burning plastic and trash, and it is coming back every evening since late June, but the source has not been found yet. Mayor Bilal Kasami announced that he will conduct an investigation. “Wherever the safety of...

Macedonia 12.07.23 | 18:02

Skopje Mayor Arsovska is trying to fine one of the most popular municipal mayors for trying to clean up the city

Kisela Voda Mayor Orce Gjorgievski said that Skopje Mayor Danela Arsovska has no authority to issue fines for the attempt to resolve the crisis with the garbage collection. After Arsovska caused a strike in the city’s KHS garbage collection service, and the city was flooded with uncollected trash...

News 09.07.23 | 17:04

Skopje drowning in trash while director of “Communal hygiene” is arguing with workers

Tons of trash are accumulating in the streets, the neighbourhoods and the boulevards of Skopje. The workers of the “Communal hygiene” sector are on strike, and are refusing to clean up the trash cans, and therefore Skopje is getting more and more filthy as people throw out their trash with...

Macedonia 13.04.20 | 21:06

Silegov says he will not have a repeat of the garbage crisis for Easter

Skope Mayor Petre Silegov accused the citizens of the capital city for the overflowing trash cans, and promised there won’t be a repeat of the crisis for the Easter weekend. Silegov faced strong criticism today, after the long weekend curfew, when citizens leaving their homes for the first time...

Macedonia 13.04.20 | 18:55

Skopje covered in trash as city authorities refuse to run the garbage trucks during the curfew

The citizens of Skopje woke up to shocking scenes of overflowing garbage cans across the city, left over during the three days long curfew. The curfew is imposed to help contain the spread of the coronavirus, but leaving the trash uncollected raised the danger of spreading other diseases. The Komunalec...

Macedonia 09.04.20 | 21:19

Trash collection issues to be added to Skopje’s quarantine woes

Skopje’s public utility company informed the public that, due to the curfew, it’s only operating in the morning shift. As the capital prepares for its first full weekend curfew, that begins on Friday early afternoon, it’s possible that the trash situation, which is already getting bad,...

Macedonia 22.10.19 | 12:23

Piles of trash collected from the river Vardar – then thrown deeper into the river

As the city of Skopje is now led by politicians who were bitterly opposed to its major redevelopment plan named Skopje 2014, it was expected that much of the new plazas and official buildings will go in disrepair and will be poorly maintained. One of the neglected new features of the city are the three...

Macedonia 12.02.19 | 11:39

City authorities forced to clean up student campus after photo of trash heap goes viral

The shocking sight of garbage strewn around the Pelagonija student campus building in Skopje prompted city authorities to finally clean up the area. The garbage was seemingly thrown by the students themselves, who would simply throw their trash bags from the windows of their rooms. After a picture was...