"I always try to clean up," says David Shields, as he picks up trash strewn in an alley near the intersection of South Compton Avenue and Delor Street on Wednesday, May 3, 2023, in the Mount Pleasant neighborhood of 最新杏吧原创. Shields said the alley is often filled with trash.
Trash sits near a recycling bin in an alley near South Compton Avenue and Delor Street on Wednesday, May 3, 2023, in the Mount Pleasant neighborhood in 最新杏吧原创. Photo by Christine Tannous, ctannous@post-dispatch.com
Sticks, styrofoam, and rebar are among the items stuffed in a blue recycling roll cart in an alley in the O'Fallon neighborhood in 最新杏吧原创 on Wednesday, May 3, 2023.
The city says that before alley collection was suspended in June, half of blue-bin contents went to the landfill.
"I always try to clean up," says David Shields, as he picks up trash strewn in an alley near the intersection of South Compton Avenue and Delor Street on Wednesday, May 3, 2023, in the Mount Pleasant neighborhood of 最新杏吧原创. Shields said the alley is often filled with trash.
Sticks, styrofoam, and rebar are among the items stuffed in a blue recycling roll cart in an alley in the O'Fallon neighborhood in 最新杏吧原创 on Wednesday, May 3, 2023.
Trash sits near a recycling bin in an alley near South Compton Avenue and Delor Street on Wednesday, May 3, 2023, in the Mount Pleasant neighborhood in 最新杏吧原创. Photo by Christine Tannous, ctannous@post-dispatch.com
