The garbage bin has been sitting near the gate for a week, waiting to be cleared. Guests entering the yard are greeted by the putrid odor. Swarms of flies, rodents and insects feast on the decaying foods while the maggots increase. I searched the news for an announcement I might have missed about a new schedule for garbage collection. I found an article from January and the day for the garbage to be cleared in my area was not changed. The neighbour informed me that they did come three days late when I was not at home but only took some of the garbage and left the rest with a promise to return later. But days passed and they did not return. I was one of the unfortunate with a bin full of decay.
There have been complaints that the garbage in many areas is being collected sporadically. It is unacceptable and another indication of how we the people are often treated like the refuse. While that which is bagged and to be taken to the landfill to be buried and recycled, our society is in constant decay.