Rotterdam cleaners pick up 800 laughing gas cylinders per week

荷媒：鹿特丹的清洁工每周收集800个笑气瓶

作者：ANP           来源：nltimes.nl

Street cleaning workers in Rotterdam find around 800 used nitrous oxide canisters on the streets every week, the municipality reports. Since nitrous oxide was criminalized, the empty canisters have become a problem, as they can no longer be subject to a deposit system.

据市政当局报道，鹿特丹的街道清洁工人每周在街道上发现大约800个用过的一氧化二氮罐。自从一氧化二氮被定为犯罪以来，空罐就成了一个问题，因为它们不再受保证金制度的约束。

The gas is popular as a drug, but using it as a drug has been illegal since 2023. Possessing, producing, or transporting the gas canisters is also illegal. A group of mainly 18-25 year 25-year-olds still use the drug. The majority of the found canisters likely come from the sale of small amounts of nitrous oxide to users.

这种气体作为一种药物很受欢迎，但自2023年以来，将其作为药物使用是非法的。拥有、生产或运输煤气罐也是违法的。一群主要是18-25岁的年轻人仍然在使用这种药物。大多数被发现的毒气罐可能来自向用户出售的少量一氧化二氮。

The municipality now knows the best way to dispose of this waste. “We have the entire process of collection and processing well organized, with a turnaround time of about five working days,” said area coordinator Jiyan Canpolat. “We work together with a contractor who safely handles the canisters.”

市政当局现在知道处理这些废物的最佳方法。地区协调员Jiyan Canpolat说：“我们把整个收集和处理过程组织得很好，周转时间大约为五个工作日。”“我们与承包商合作，他们会安全地处理这些罐子。”

Rotterdam has three special “nitrous oxide canister cleanup trucks” available, which are needed to clear the hundreds of gas canisters found each week. The canisters are dangerous because they can explode.

鹿特丹有三辆特殊的“一氧化二氮罐清理卡车”可用，每周需要清理数百个发现的气罐。这些毒气罐很危险，因为它们会爆炸。

Rotterdam advises people who find them to leave them where they are and not to dispose of them with regular household waste. Last year alone, cleaning up the canisters in Rotterdam cost 1.3 million euros.

鹿特丹建议发现这些垃圾的人把它们留在原处，不要把它们和普通的家庭垃圾一起处理。仅去年一年，清理鹿特丹的毒气罐就花费了130万欧元。

Nitrous oxide is normally used as an anesthetic in healthcare and as a gas cartridge in devices like whipped cream dispensers. As a drug, it produces effects similar to alcohol. Side effects include confusion, dizziness, and nausea. Sometimes users may lose consciousness. Driving or operating machinery after taking nitrous oxide is dangerous because reaction times are slowed.

一氧化二氮通常在医疗保健中用作麻醉剂，在生奶油分配器等设备中用作气体筒。作为一种药物，它产生的效果与酒精相似。副作用包括精神错乱、头晕和恶心。有时使用者可能会失去意识。吸入一氧化二氮后驾驶或操作机器是危险的，因为反应时间会减慢。

作者：ANP           来源：nltimes.nl