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The only thing that is truly absurd and unjustifiable is the trash. Why is it acceptable to just leave bags of trash on the sidewalk? Having lived in and visite
by keiferski 3y ago
The only thing that is truly absurd and unjustifiable is the trash. Why is it acceptable to just leave bags of trash on the sidewalk? Having lived in and visited NYC off-and-on for 20+ years, I never quite got that one.
- jinushaun 3y agoWhat’s there to get? There are no alleys in NYC for garbage trucks to use. There is no underground garbage collection system. There is too much trash to install permanent garbage bins on the sidewalk because these bins would be a huge permanent eye sore. You could potentially have each building use large plastic garbage bins, but then you will need a lot of bins for the same amount of trash, which would be an eye sore and a barrier to walking.
- keiferski 3y agoYou'd think that the wealthiest city in the wealthiest country in human history would figure out a trash solution other than "pile the bags on the street 24/7." That's what there is to get. And honestly, this attitude is quite typical of NYC – "it's always been this way, what's the problem?" It's one reason why the city never seems to actually get better at things other places like Tokyo or Singapore figured out decades ago.