Saint-Josse steps in to clean up Schaerbeek streets that waste collectors will no longer visit

After Brussels’ waste collection agency suspended its work in parts of Schaerbeek following attacks on its staff, the municipality of Saint-Josse-ten-Noode has decided to hire a private cleanliness team to tackle the affected streets, most of which are in the Brabant neighbourhood.Bruxelles Propreté has not visited the neighbourhood for two months now due to a lack of safety, Bruzz reports.Some small parts of affected streets fall within the borders of Saint-Josse-ten-Noode, where mayor Emir Kir said a private firm would work four days a week on the whole of the streets, including those that fall within the bounds of Schaerbeek.“Bruxelles Pr…