2023-05-02 20:00:00
Sofas, electronic equipment, mattresses, shoes, here are some of the thousands of items abandoned at the beginning of May near McGill University by students who finish their winter semester and move.
“It’s been the same story for at least 10 years. At the beginning of May, people leave all sorts of things on the street,” said Steeve Muranyi, who lives in the Milton-Parc neighborhood near McGill University.
The end of the winter semester rhymes with the relocation of thousands of university students who are leaving for the summer or returning abroad. Result, all are in a hurry to leave their accommodation after completing their week of exams.
Photo Marianne Langlois
Steve Muranyi, a resident of the Milton-Parc neighborhood.
“There is a feeling of urgency, the young people want to leave quickly and everything is found in the alleys, on the sidewalks and even in the street”, explains the man who has lived there for ten years.
He is sorry to see everything that is abandoned and says that the City usually collects what is lying around in a few days, “it’s a moment to pass”, he concludes.
The newspaper was able to see the full extent of the situation by going for a walk on Milton, Hutchison, Prince-Arthur and Aylmer streets. In more than a dozen places, you could see mountains of waste ranging from leftover food, to imposing sofas, through carpets, shelves, plates, paintings, mirrors, fans or more suitcases.
There was even a life-size portrait of Pope Francis hanging over bath towels, laundry baskets and an old mattress.
buried treasures
Anna Besson, a student who has been living in Montreal for 3 years, moved into the neighborhood yesterday and sees the same scenario every year.
“We can see that there are piles of waste everywhere! At least I still found a nice lamp,” she consoles herself.
While some pedestrians avoided the scraps, others curious ventured into the streets in search of treasures.
“Sunday morning I found a working Mac laptop. I compared it with mine and it is even more recent than the one I had,” comments Steeve Muranyi, who, like many others, is used to rummaging through items left behind.
The City of Montreal was unable to respond to our interview request, but points out that the RebutRécup project has been in place for several years in the sector. The objective of the initiative is to recover objects that are still in good condition.
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