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Victim of street vending, the Eiffel Tower district undermined by pollution from used batteries

2023-01-05T18:11:30.868Z


Abandoned by the dozens every day by street vendors of luminous souvenirs, these used batteries have an underestimated impact


It is a scourge that undermines the surroundings of the Eiffel Tower (7th century) over several hundred meters, from the Champ-de-Mars to the children's carousel opening onto the Pont d'Iéna, from the sidewalks of the Quai Branly to the exit of the metro Bir-Hakeim (15th century).

Near the capital's tourist lighthouse, the pile of used batteries is the direct consequence of the street-selling of luminous Eiffel towers and other animated stuffed dogs.

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Source: leparis

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