Title: 10,000 Tons of Garbage in the Streets of Paris

French authorities have announced that the amount of waste in the streets of Paris has reached 10,000 tons due to a strike by garbage collection workers, despite efforts to compel them to return to work. The waste in the streets has increased from 7,600 tons earlier in the week, even though Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin stated that the strikers were forced to return to work under emergency powers designed to protect essential services. Darmanin told RTL radio: "From today, starting this morning, the containers are being emptied." These workers handle garbage collection in about half of the capital's twenty districts, while private companies manage the others.