The small town of Ariccia in the Castelli Romani hills south of Rome is the proud winner of two prizes from Rome Regional government for its selective waste collection policy. The recently awarded 4  prize regarding plastic recycling carries a cash award that the town council plans to use to invest in new plastic recycling initiaitves, as well as security cameras aimed at discouraging illegal rubbish dumpers. The town was also awarded in 2011 in the regional Cartoniadi contest, involving paper collection and recycling.

However, although nothing official is pending, Ariccia deserves a prize as the town with the most stylish rubbish cart with its spanking new lorries embellished with the town's coat of arms and graphic design of its landmark monumental bridge.

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