An uncontrolled accumulation of trash completely blocked a street in Holguín, according to a post made this Friday by the user Elizabeth Ballester in the Facebook group Best Shopping in Hlg.
The image shared shows mounds of plastics, cardboard, branches, debris, and organic waste spread along Manuel Dositeo Aguilera Street, between Cuba and Garayalde, with residential buildings in the background and just a few blocks from the Vladimir Ilich Lenin University General Hospital.
According to the text that accompanies the complaint, the waste is also close to stalls where food is sold, a situation that adds pressure to a population already struggling to access basic products.
Residents' comments reflect a perception of decline that goes beyond the reported issue. "Holguín was an example to follow with its clean streets; horrors will be seen," wrote one neighbor, while another recalled that the city was once considered "the cleanest city in Cuba."
Another resident stated that the problem occurs in various places in Holguín, where the sewers remain clogged and the rains cause flooding in homes. "Nothing works," she pointed out.
Meanwhile, a neighbor summarized in the comments what many think about the regime's justifications: "It's the fault of the blockade; they use that as an excuse for everything."
The deterioration would also extend to public spaces. A citizen reported that the children's park Los Caballitos has turned into another dump, where workers from Comunales and trucks deposit waste next to a children's area and a block away from the Provincial Center of Hygiene.
In the absence of solutions, some residents suggested organizing themselves to clean their own neighborhoods and prevent the continued dumping of waste. Others questioned the promises related to the new kiosks and their supposed impact on the trash problem.
The report once again highlights the extent of the deterioration in waste collection services in Holguín, as residents demand action to prevent garbage from obstructing streets and encroaching on areas designated for food sales.
The Holguín Communal Services Company has acknowledged shortages of trucks, fuel, spare parts, and personnel, without providing concrete solutions.
Weeks ago, the provincial broadcaster Radio Angulo titled one of its articles Holguín, from one of the cleanest cities in Cuba to a garbage dump, while acknowledging that the collection of waste is "clearly insufficient" and that "with each passing day, the piles grow, overflow, and invade the sidewalks, turning the surroundings into a permanent source of pollution."
The collapse has spread throughout the city, with dumpsters burning every night since April, rivers turned into garbage dumps worsening urban flooding, as well as access roads to the city blocked or on fire.
In October and November 2025, the accumulated garbage was identified as a determining factor in an outbreak of dengue and chikungunya that affected nearly all 14 municipalities of the province.
The Prime Minister Manuel Marrero admitted at the end of 2025 the institutional failure in addressing the nationwide garbage collection crisis, without that admission leading to any visible solution.
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