Sardinia takes in trash from Naples
A cargo boat laden with 500 tons of garbage from Naples docked at the island of Sardinia as the Italian government worked to undo a trash emergency that left heaps of waste piled on streets.
Prime Minister Romano Prodi had invited Italian regions to accept some of the trash from Naples and its surrounding Campania region. Officials on Sardinia, whose northeastern Emerald Coast is a favorite of the European jet set, agreed. A cargo boat arrived in the southern port of Cagliari in the evening, and the regional government said it could accept more in the coming days.
Dozens of protesters gathered at the port trying to block the unloading of the ship, Italian news reports said.
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