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2 December 2025

A sanitation worker guides a refuse collection truck operating in a narrow historic street in Florence, Tuscany, Italy, on November 22, 2025. The scene highlights the challenges of waste management and essential services operating within the Tuscan historic center, indicated by the ''ZTL CLOSED'' sign and pedestrian traffic.

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#12434114

1 June 2025

Municipal cleanliness staff wash the ground ahead of the Bhoto Jatra procession, which marks the end of the months-long Rato Machhindranath chariot procession in Lalitpur, Nepal, on June 1, 2025. The chariot procession of Rato Machhindranath is observed for at least one month to four months and ends with the showing of the 'Bhoto,' expecting the rightful owner to come and claim it. Historians claim that the chariot procession of Machhindranath started around 1,300 years ago. According to legend, shortly after the procession started, the queen of the serpent king Karkotak developed an eye ailment. While searching for a healer, Karkotak mistook a farmer working in the fields for a physician and brought him to Taudaha, a wetland on the outskirts of Kathmandu. Frightened, the farmer prays to Machhindranath and rubs his hands on the soil to make an herbal paste. He offers it to Karkotak as medicine, and the paste cures the queen's eyes. Grateful, Karkotak rewards the farmer with a jewel-studded vest (bhoto) and returns him to the human world. The farmer begins wearing the bhoto while working in his fields. One day, a ghost in human form steals the vest. The farmer searches everywhere but cannot find it. Later, while attending the Machhindranath chariot festival, he sees the ghost wearing the same vest and claims it as his. When the ghost refuses to return it, a dispute breaks out. People summon Karkotak to resolve the conflict. In the end, because neither party can prove ownership, they entrust the bhoto to Machhindranath. Since then, devotees follow the tradition of displaying the bhoto after the chariot procession, hoping that someone with valid proof of ownership will come forward. Each year, they display the sacred vest on an auspicious date. According to legend, no one has succeeded in proving ownership of the bhoto so far.

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#12393418

21 May 2025

A street cleaner in a high-visibility orange uniform walks along the sidewalk carrying a broom beside a bin cart near a traffic light in Prague, Czech Republic, on May 12, 2025.

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#12393421

21 May 2025

A street cleaner in a high-visibility orange uniform sweeps the pavement and pushes a trash bin at a traffic intersection in Prague, Czech Republic, on May 12, 2025. The area shows active pedestrian movement, traffic signals, and urban greenery in a residential neighborhood.

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#12393428

21 May 2025

A street cleaner in an orange high-visibility uniform sweeps the curbside at a pedestrian crossing while pushing a trash bin on wheels in Prague, Czech Republic, on May 12, 2025. The scene takes place in a residential neighborhood with traffic lights, pedestrians, and urban greenery.

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#12393419

21 May 2025

A street cleaner in a high-visibility orange uniform sweeps near a traffic light at a crosswalk in a residential district in Prague, Czech Republic, on May 12, 2025. The scene includes pedestrians, a parked bin cart, traffic signage, and urban infrastructure during daytime operations.

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#12388578

20 May 2025

Municipal cleaning workers from ''Prazske Sluzby'' operate an orange utility vehicle on Charles Bridge in Prague, Czech Republic, on May 11, 2025. The historic bridge remains open to pedestrians and tourists as workers maintain cleanliness along the Vltava River during a busy afternoon.

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#12388580

20 May 2025

Workers from the municipal cleaning service ''Prazske Sluzby'' operate an orange utility vehicle on Charles Bridge in Prague, Czech Republic, on May 11, 2025. The cleaning team maintains cleanliness on the historic pedestrian bridge during a busy afternoon.

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#12375899

17 May 2025

Two municipal workers handle waste collection with an electric utility cart in front of a historic building while a man rests on a public bench in Prague, Czech Republic, on May 11, 2025. The workers wear orange-blue uniforms marked with ''ciste ekologicky'' and are stationed near house number 33 in the Hradcany district, the historic Castle area of Prague.

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#12375902

17 May 2025

Municipal workers stand beside an electric garbage cart while tourists walk through a historic alleyway in the Hradcany district in Prague, Czech Republic, on May 11, 2025. One of the workers poses with an arm raised near house number 9, and both wear bright orange-blue uniforms marked ''ciste ekologicky.''

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#12375897

17 May 2025

Two municipal workers in orange-blue KOMWAG uniforms operate waste collection equipment in the Hradcany district in Prague, Czech Republic, on May 11, 2025. One worker uses a mobile vacuum unit labeled ''ciste ekologicky'' (''clean ecological''), while the other stands near an electric garbage cart filled with black trash bags.

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#12375898

17 May 2025

Two municipal workers in orange-blue uniforms labeled ''KOMWAG'' and ''ciste ekologicky'' (clean and ecological) operate an electric waste collection cart in the Hradcany district in Prague, Czech Republic, on May 11, 2025. The team is part of the city's public sanitation service, ensuring environmental maintenance in the historic castle area.

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#12375900

17 May 2025

Two municipal workers in bright orange-blue uniforms marked ''ciste ekologicky'' stand beside an electric garbage cart in front of the historical Saint George's Basilica while visitors gather nearby in the Hradcany district in Prague, Czech Republic, on May 11, 2025. The workers engage in waste management duties in one of the most visited areas of Prague Castle.

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#12375901

17 May 2025

Municipal workers in bright orange-blue uniforms marked ''KOMWAG'' and ''ciste ekologicky'' (clean and ecological) operate waste collection equipment in front of historical buildings in the Hradcany district in Prague, Czech Republic, on May 11, 2025. One worker uses an electric vacuum cleaner while the other loads garbage bags into a small electric cart near house number 9.

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#12375903

17 May 2025

Municipal workers in bright orange-blue uniforms labeled ''KOMWAG'' operate waste collection machinery in the historic Hradcany district in Prague, Czech Republic, on May 11, 2025. One worker uses a mobile vacuum device, while another stands beside an electric utility cart loaded with garbage bags. ''KOMWAG'' is a municipal cleaning company, and ''ciste ekologicky'' translates to ''clean and ecological.''

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#12372246

16 May 2025

Municipal sanitation workers operate a waste collection truck during garbage pickup in the historic city center of Prague, Czech Republic, on May 11, 2025. The scene shows automated lifting of bins into the back of the truck.

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