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Ryland became Macon's trash pickup provider a year-and-a-half ago after Waste Management riled people up for missed collection.

Is coke vegan? And what about Pepsi? The beverages are animal-free, but, it turns out, they’re not great for the planet (or people).

Trash is steadily piling up in Columbus and Lowndes County. It's a regular chore. You set your garbage out for pick-up on trash day, but what happens when trash day rolls around, and it doesn't get picked up?

Finally seen us. and we've got all of these other health concerns, trash is the thing that brought everybody to the table. talking trash, literally. >> talking trash, literally. >> the mayor agrees that this is just the tip of the iceberg, and there needs to be a wholesale change in some of these communities, economic opportunities, as well as dealing with things like the fact that there is a food desert, and he says he's working on that. but when it comes to illegal dumping itself, he says look, we've doubled the fines for illegal dumping, we have made it so that once a month there is a large...

Know. >> but the doj's investigation is based on a complaint from a community legal aid group, detailing evidence they say shows environmental racism is still occurring here. this pushes part of the biden administration's inflation reduction act, that recently passed and has earmarked 60 billion dollars addressing environmental justice. >> are you happy that the doj has stepped in? >> truly. excited. it's just a piece of the iceberg. it's all environmental injustice. >> so for us, somebody has finally seen us. and we've got all of these other health concerns, trash is the thing that brought ev...