Garbage and Recyclables Pile Up as Omicron Takes its Toll
Cities including Atlanta, Nashville and Louisville are so shorthanded they have temporarily stopped collecting recyclables and oversized junk to focus on grosser, smellier stuff
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Cities including Atlanta, Nashville and Louisville are so shorthanded they have temporarily stopped collecting recyclables and oversized junk to focus on grosser, smellier stuff
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The omicron variant is sickening so many sanitation workers around the U.S. that some cities have had to delay or suspend garbage or recycling pickup.
Some cities are so shorthanded they have temporarily stopped collecting things like recyclables or oversized junk to focus on the grosser, smellier stuff.
The omicron variant is sickening so many sanitation workers around the U.S. that some cities have had to delay or suspend garbage or recycling pickup, angering residents shocked that governments can't perform this most basic of functions.
The omicron variant is sickening so many sanitation workers around the U.S. that some cities have had to delay or suspend garbage and recycling pickup, angering...