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Why does Tashkent increasingly resemble a landfill? Unfortunately, the answer is simple: it’s the fault of its residents. One such example comes from the “Yangi Choshtepa” neighborhood in the Yangihayot district.
A young man apparently decided that walking to the garbage container was too much effort. Instead, he left a bag of trash next to a parked car in the lot of a multi-story building. After that, he calmly got into his car and drove away, not giving a thought to the consequences of his actions.
However, luck was not on his side. His “heroic” act was caught on surveillance camera. Inspectors from the Environmental Service quickly identified the offender. He was fined 1.1 million soms under Article 91-1 of the Administrative Code.
A Problem That Cannot Be Ignored
This case raises concerns about the scale of the issue. If every resident treats the city with such indifference, no efforts by municipal services, activists, or authorities will be able to make Tashkent clean and comfortable.
Tashkent Is Our Shared Home
Ultimately, it is up to us, its residents, to decide what kind of city Tashkent will be: clean and beautiful or dirty and neglected. Hopefully, fines and media coverage of such incidents will help change people’s behavior. Respecting the city and its residents can start with something as simple as carrying your trash to the designated container.
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