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Service Request #3: Why Is There So Much Litter in San Francisco?

Service Request #3: Why Is There So Much Litter in San Francisco?

Why did it take nearly a decade to redesign a city trash can, and why haven't more bins made the streets cleaner?

99% Invisible · Delaney Hall

March 31, 202628m 16sbonus

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Why did it take nearly a decade to redesign a city trash can, and why haven't more bins made the streets cleaner?

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Topics

litterrecologypublic workstrash canssan franciscoillegal dumping