Downtown Hanoi trashed on New Year's Eve
Cardboard, food waste, plastic bags and bottles littered the city center on the first day of 2017.
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| As soon as the New Year's Eve countdown ended, the crowds headed home, leaving tons of garbage on Hanoi’s streets. |
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| Young left trash at their feet in front of the famous Trang Tien ice cream shop. |
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| Plastic bags could be seen everywhere on every street. |
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| Rubbish littered Trang Tien Street. |
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| Garbage piled up everywhere, even among tree roots. |
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| Many placed cardboard on the sidewalk to create a clean seat and forgot to throw the pieces away. |
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| Street sweeper Duong Thi Duyen said in anger: “I’ve worked non-stop from 5 p.m. (December 31) to now (2 a.m. January 1) and I’m completely snowed under with work.” |
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| Every garbage bin was totally overloaded. |