At first, it was the sight. Now it is both the sight and the smell that depress and anger Parisians. As they emerge every morning from their home, an unpleasant and pungent new reality stares them in the face. In half the French capital (the other half benefiting from private rubbish collecting), mountains of bin bags are now reaching the first floor of most buildings and blocking narrow pavements, forcing pedestrians to walk in the middle of the street among cars, bicycles, e-scooters and buses.
