(haipo) A serious state of dirt and trash at the crossing on HaNama'im Street in Haifa. The Haifa system received photos documenting the accumulation of waste and dirt on the steps leading to a public crossing in the neighborhood. The documentation clearly shows that this is a continuous accumulation, which appears to have remained in place not for a few weeks but for many months.
Michael Itzkowitz, a resident of the city, who moved to Haifa only about two months ago, told Haifa that he was very surprised to discover the situation: "I moved to the city out of love for Haifa and its scenery, but I didn't expect to see such a state of neglect in the heart of a neighborhood. It's really not a sight befitting a large city like Haifa."
Where the garbage has accumulated is a gate that has been closed for some time, but it is still a public crossing. Residents emphasize that even if access is blocked, the responsibility for cleaning still lies with the municipality. "The problem is not only that the gate is closed, but that the place has actually become a garbage dump," said Itzkowitz. "It just looks bad and gives off unpleasant odors."
It is important to note that the location is near a children's playground and benches, which intensifies the severity of the hazard.
A widespread problem in the city.
This is not the first time that residents in Haifa have contacted the Haifa system with complaints about the state of cleanliness in the city. In recent months, we have published more than once about ongoing complaints about waste being thrown on the streets, piles of garbage that are not collected on time, and streets that are becoming hotbeds of filth.
Among other things, there have been recent reports of garbage accumulation in other neighborhoods in the city, including Hadar, Neve Sha'anan, Kiryat Eliezer and Ramot Remez. In many places, residents have noted that the garbage remains in place for days and sometimes weeks before it is cleared.
The residents are calling on the municipality and relevant authorities to address the issue as soon as possible. "We're not expecting miracles, just that they come and clean up. This is the most basic thing in a city like Haifa."
The question that is asked is why a basic thing of cleanliness that should be a regular occurrence needs to reach the media? Why do we need an article and advertising to address dirt and hazards?
The Haifa Municipality responded: " "Trustees Street is cleaned regularly. The stairs in the photo lead to an abandoned and locked building. The municipality will clean the stairs."
Following our contact with the municipality this morning, 15/9/25, the Haifa Municipality updated that the stairs had been cleaned.
I also moved to Haifa not long ago. When passing through it, it looked like Europe, but life in it turns out to be very dirty from the bottom to the center of the Carmel, the roads and sidewalks are neglected and cracked, parking on the sidewalks constantly, dog feces (why are there no bags????) Despair and great disappointment. Where are the inspectors? This is a source of income for the municipality. In Tel Aviv, you constantly see vehicles being towed and people being fined for dog feces, or dogs being let loose.. In general, Haifa is not regularly maintained and therefore it is deteriorating.
Haifa is the dirtiest city. The inspectors are only looking for easy jobs. They're not interested in anything except making reports on the weak. It's about fighting terrorists who put up ads or the trash is going down. They claim to call the hotline. They're a walking joke, but if they catch old or weak people, they're hallucinating heroes.
What happened to the city that used to be the most prosperous in the country? There was a joke that birds fly upside down so as not to pollute the city. Well, a lot of water has passed through the river since the late Abba Khushi. But to reach the state it is in today's situation is not suitable for the mother city in the north. The municipality and its head need to wake up. Where are the beautiful days of Haifa? We want to go back to all of that.
In my opinion: everything here in a symbolic world.
Not everything just happens, even if it's the biggest disaster and the most unexpected meeting on the street.
Faithful Street > Is there anyone you can trust 2025??
The stairs below the street are already stinking and were only cleaned after a turn.
The question here is whether the huge taxpayers in the entire region understand why? Why do they pay a lot and receive less?
How come the passage was only cleaned and not illuminated and painted?
Ahhhhhh the subject is dirt so clean it.
Why hasn't this been clarified? Another article, another appeal, and bureaucracy.
I have more – I'll leave that behind hahahaha
HaNamayn Street? Where is it anyway and who would use this passage? Fill it with earth and close it off, you could make a garden there.
Noa – There are so many people, why don't they kill you and cover you up and forget???
If you write quality content, you won't have to fraudulently obtain clicks and annoy everyone trying to find use for the site.
The garbage in Haifa/Israel may be unique, but it is not alone. Public spaces across the globe are polluted with human-type filth and all kinds of colors and now even species, filth that cannot be cleaned by conventional means, except by burning.
All you care about is polluting the air, Zeni.
And also behind Rambam Hospital, between the entrance to Rambam from the quiet beach towards the landing stage, piles of garbage bags in the hedge.
Come see shelters in Eilat... Horror! Except in the tourist center (which the municipality does only for tourism in the city) a fatal omission. There is an alarm, there is nowhere to enter because the only shelter in the recreation center, no one will enter. Rats, garbage, cats and criminal neglect. Eilat municipality employees "Tourism Patrol" travel for them SIM and transportation for the family
I don't understand it. There's one of those crosswalks on Herzl and Balfour but now there's a traffic light there so why is it needed? I never go down there to cross. They need to be closed more effectively or eliminated altogether. Another thing is that I live in Hadar and our trash is collected every evening usually before 20:00 PM and on Saturday night according to the Havdalah times. We have a guy on the street every day who sweeps the sidewalks and collects different trash. I don't understand why these toilets are the same in all Hadar.
It's true that they will close it down like Moshavot Square and Magen David Square in Tel Aviv.
When human waste comes from the villages, this is the sad picture.
You exaggerated twice. Both in your response and in using the prophet Joel. Use only your name. What's stopping you from people coming to the city? Do you want a ghost town?
Go talk.
Right!
Even a city with a committee called Nazareth is not left without this kind of waste in the city's streets and alleys.