It’s become pretty clear during my litter observations that much of the trashthat ends up on the streets is because the trash cans runneth over.
The Department of Sanitation has obviously noticed the same thing, because their website includes an option where New Yorkers can adopt a trash canto prevent such spillage. It’s all very sterile, with the trashcansare referred to as “litter baskets” and trash bags as “liners.”
An adoptees’ responsibilites are to “change the liners when the basket is three quarters full and place the full securely tied liners next to the basket for collection.” In exchange, the site says, “The Department supplies plastic bag liners, a collection schedule and a contact person at the Department’s local district operations office.”
I thought Angelina was a good Samaritan for her adoptions, but anyone who voluntarily handles public trash for the purely altruistic reason of keeping the streets clean surely deserves an award of some kind!
