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It's been two years since Peggy Roark's daughter, Whitney Gardner, died after falling off the back of a sanitation truck in Lexington.

Research suggests waste incinerators are contributing to airborne PFAS pollution, which U.S. regulators aren't tracking.

Nathan Frischkorn oversees service to thousands of residential and commercial customers in Gainesville and the city of Alachua.

As many people work from home and Phoenix’s population continues to grow, so does the amount of trash and recyclables. Over the past two years, the monthly rate residential customers pay has increased $7. Felipe Moreno, deputy director of Phoenix public works, told a city subcommittee revenue is coming in higher than projected. 

The Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials Inc. held its mid-year board of directors meeting on Guam this week.

"Disposal is the carnival room of smoke and mirrors with the PFAS issue right now," said Bennington College professor David Bond.

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Cities across the United States are struggling to keep up with garbage collections as COVID-19 sidelines many sanitation workers.

Cities across the United States are struggling to keep up with garbage collections as COVID-19 sidelines many sanitation workers.

Cities across the United States are struggling to keep up with garbage collections as COVID-19 sidelines many sanitation workers.