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UES Is Full Of Trash After 3 Weeks Without Recycling Collection
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Ben Muessig
Published Jan 6, 2010
Modified Jan 6, 2010
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A perfect storm of holidays and, well, winter storms means that certain parts of the Upper East Side haven't had a recycling pickup in nearly three weeks, according to broker-blogger Andrew Fine. "Alright, it's not the 17 day garbage strike of 1981, or of 1975, or 1968, but the mountains of garbage on the Upper East Side today may give you flashbacks!" he wrote. He hopes the mounds of trash will be hauled away by the end of the week, but there's a chance it will snow Thursday night and Friday, so anything could happen. At least it gives Upper East Side residents a reason to be thankful for the frigid temperatures, which ought to be keeping the stench from getting too out of hand.
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