Keeping Sevilla clean

In Sevilla, it appears that residents walk their garbage and recycling down to the street corner. We did this too – the apartment has no garbage chute or garbage bins. The kids were endlessly fascinated with the bins and very curious as to how they would be dumped.

Organic waste vs various recycling bins (usually in a different location). These are deep (below the sidewalk) and contain the smell very well even in the heat.
Mini cleaning trucks
These are as common as the police patrolling the tourist areas

One morning, as we were heading out for some explorations, the kids spotted a dumping truck driving down our street. Given the narrowness of the streets, it wasn’t difficult for us to follow it to see how it did its job.

The crane locks on and pulls the bin up. You can see how big the actual bin is below the sidewalk level.
The bottom of the bin opens to release its smelly contents into the truck
The bin is replaced.
And the crane slides back into its niche.

1 comments on “Keeping Sevilla clean

  1. I am as fascinated as the kids. I like the street cleaner waving. Just part of the job.

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