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What’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
by jinushaun 2y ago
What’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 2y 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.