“Let’s defend Catania from our carelessness by starting to dispose of rubbish only after having separated it: it will be a way to respect the spaces we share; it will be the way to demonstrate the pride of taking care of our city”. Thus begins the speech of the Metropolitan Archbishop of Catania, Monsignor Luigi Rennawhich launches a appeal to all citizens because “In the face of the waste emergency, there is a concerted commitment between institutions, families, young people, faithful of all denominations and so that the city of Sant’Agata is not disfigured by dirt, submerged by waste and injured by health emergencies”.
“Everyone – writes the archbishop in his message – we learned of the emergency that risks changing something in our lives in these days of great heat: the Municipality, to deal with the problem of landfills insufficient for the regional needs, has issued a severe, but necessary, ordinance, with which it announces that unsorted waste will no longer be collected. Anyone who, with little sense of responsibility, does an inappropriate collection, putting all kinds of rubbish in the same bag and abandoning it on street corners, risks a severe complaint.but even if he goes unpunished, we must not forget that he violates our city, demonstrates disregard for hygiene which is a guarantee of health for all, gives a negative image to those tourists who ‘give bread’ to the many people from Catania who work in restaurants, bars, shops, B&Bs, those who are the first to have to ensure a change in the order and cleanliness of our city”.
“I unite my concerns – continues Monsignor Renna – to those of the Mayor and all the people who want a presentable Catania, to the voice of those who come to visit it and make the tourist economy go, to say: it is time to be more responsible. In about 50 days we will celebrate the Feast of Saint Agatha: do we want to prepare for August 17th by filling the city, in every corner, with waste that can no longer be collected if thrown into a pile in an undifferentiated way? Do we want to shout: ‘Citizens, long live Sant’Agata’ and not love the city that Sant’Agata loves and teaches us to love?”, is asked at the conclusion of the intervention.
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