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That sure is what it looks like -- mounds of pasta, noodles, macaroni and all dumped on the side of a stream in Old Bridge, what may have been hundreds of pounds of it.
这确实是真实的场景--成堆的意大利面、面条、通心粉，都被倾倒在老桥镇的一条小溪边，重量可能达到了数百磅。
These pictures were taken by Nina Jochnowitz last week.
这些照片是妮娜·乔赫诺维茨在上周拍摄的。
She got a call from residents near the stream off Hilliard Road about the food waste, and it was picked up hours later by the town DPW.
她接到了希利亚德路附近一条小溪的周边居民打来的关于食物垃圾的电话，几个小时后，这些垃圾就被老桥镇的环境保护局运走了。
Jochnowitz says the noodles and macaroni were dumped by a resident with a history of mental illness.
乔赫诺维茨表示，这些面条和通心粉是一名有精神病史的居民丢弃的。
"The township has no way of managing this waste."
“镇里没有办法处理这些垃圾。”
The dumping has brought attention to a larger issue within the town -- the fact that it doesn't have bulk trash pickup.
倾倒垃圾引起了人们对老桥镇一个更大问题的关注，即该镇没有大件垃圾收运服务。
"Out of all the things I've seen dumped, the pasta is one of the least objectional to me."
“在我见过的所有被丢弃的食物中，意大利面是我最不反感的一种。”
When driving down Old Waterworks Road, more trash, like mattresses and furniture, can be seen kicked to the curb.
沿着老水厂路驾驶时，可以看到更多的垃圾，如床垫和家具，被扔在了路边。
For over a decade, Chris Eskesen has been removing trash from road and waterways, he believes, are left there,
十多年来，克里斯·埃斯克森一直在清理道路和水道上的垃圾，他相信这些垃圾是人为丢弃的，
because there isn't bulk trash pickup in town, which each household would have to pay for.
因为镇上没有大件垃圾收运服务，而这需要每个家庭都掏钱的。
"I'd really like to see some changes as far as harsher penalties."
“我真的希望看到一些改变，比如更严厉的惩罚。”
"You can drive around these communities and you could see garbage everywhere."
“你可以在这些社区周围开车转转，到处都是垃圾。”
The oodles of noodles have sparked conversation across the country and even the world.
这些面条已经在美国全国乃至全世界引起了热议。
The mayor's office and police department haven't returned our requests for comment.
不过市长办公室和警察局并没有回复我们的置评请求。
