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and black garbage bags were among the trash on the corner, near apartment buildings. The pile of trash was in the spot where the buildings’ residents usually place garbage to be collected.

BRADDOCK, Pa. — Piles and piles of trash line June Way, an alleyway in Braddock. “This is from October,” neighbor Maurice Reynolds said. “It’s bags upon bags.” Neighbors said the ...

He published a book last year, titled "Gomi Shushu to Machizukuri" (Trash collection and community-building). Collectors seem to toss bags of garbage casually onto the truck, but appearances are ...