For years, it's been a national embarrassment. Over the past year, it's spiraled into a crisis damaging Italy's image all over the world: the heaps of garbage lining the streets of Naples.
The stench alone has kept many visitors away. It began more than 14 years ago, but flared up last year when official dumps were declared full. Residents with no options simply dumped their trash along streets and sidewalks.
Mixed in with standard household trash are old appliances, furniture and containers of chemical solvents. 
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