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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Madeline Sherratt and Isabel Keane

Trash is piling up in U.S. cities as thousands of workers go on strike

Trash is piling high in cities across the U.S. as collections were disrupted by a workers’ strike demanding better pay and benefits.

Over 400 workers for Republic Services in Massachusetts refused to go to work on Tuesday, leaving at least 14 cities and towns without trash pick-up as heatwaves roll across the country. In Massachusetts, temperatures will climb to the upper 80s Friday as the July Fourth holiday gets underway.

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