You'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."

You'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.