The Cuban government announced a "clean-up day" this past Saturday, deploying military recruits, police officers, and state workers to address the garbage crisis overwhelming Havana. The scenes of young individuals attempting to clean a city overrun with trash resemble a post-war scenario. In his post, Rodríguez Batista noted how the recent downpours have exposed "the mountains of trash, silent witnesses of our inertia, piled up on corners, lots, and edges." He acknowledged that trucks, crews, and containers alone aren't enough; a structural change is necessary, involving communities, institutions, and citizens. Meanwhile, Havana remains trapped among decaying buildings turned into dumps, hospitals besieged by waste, neighborhoods inundated with garbage, and a populace surviving amid ever-growing mounds of refuse.