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this post was submitted on 16 Apr 2025
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Seriously though.. they did just throw that shit on the street.
It's amazing how this city managed to survive for 400 years
This just screams good old-fashioned political machine corruption. The garbage collectors are unionized and have a good bit of political influence. It seems like NYC has been running its trash collection as a make-work program for years. The only advantage of doing trash this way is that it means you need to hire way more garbage collectors than you would with other systems. I'm all for having well paid jobs and providing people opportunities, but there are ways to do that without creating a huge public health nuisance.
I've consumed over three decades of USA media, including having watched shows based in NYC and this is the first I've learnt that they used to toss rubbush on the streets. American propaganda is powerful.
you should just watch it instead of eating it
I mean these trash cans are a pilot project, so most of the city is still just throwing their garbage straight onto the sidewalks lol
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