Greek pensioner scavaging from rubbish piling up in the streets of Thessaloniki

Greek pensioner scavaging from rubbish piling up in the streets of Thessaloniki, a photo by Teacher Dude's BBQ on Flickr.

Every cloud has a silver lining, Ever since the government decided to go head to head with the country's rubbish collectors refuse has been piling up in the streets, providing rich picking for pensioners and other reduced to scavaging through dumpsters to survive. Yet another achievement that Greek prime minister, Giorgos Papandreou believes that the Greeks should take pride in.