Rubbish Round the World, Venice

I continue the website's occasional series on refuse collection around the world with a photograph taken on the banks of the Grand Canal during our recent holiday to the Adriatic area.  The boat was tied up alongside the cafe close to the famous Accademia Art Gallery.

Afficionados will be pleased to see that the rubbish barge has separate containers for different waste types, implying that recycling of a kind is being carried out in the city.

I am not sure if the old mattress on the top of the vessel is for the operator's siesta, or if it is on the way to the tip!