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Overtourism as seen from a rubbish bin

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Street cleaners busy cleaning and hosing down Piazza della Repubblica in Florence, photo by Carlo Bressan/Cge
Street cleaners busy cleaning and hosing down Piazza della Repubblica in Florence, photo by Carlo Bressan/Cge 

In the centre of Florence, litter bins are emptied up to 12 times a day; in the suburbs, less than once. This is the price of 18 million visitors, which is taking its toll on services and residents. And now the mayor is calling for new rules

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