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Doubling cost and vehicle emissions to collect less garbage per shift doesn’t make sense

It would be more fiscally and environmentally responsible for the city to reduce the amount of refuse it accepts, and to focus on recycling and composting.

Mayor Cherelle L. Parker poses for a photo on a sanitation truck in Philadelphia after a news conference to formally announce two-day trash pickup, Dec. 2, 2024.
Mayor Cherelle L. Parker poses for a photo on a sanitation truck in Philadelphia after a news conference to formally announce two-day trash pickup, Dec. 2, 2024.Read moreJessica Griffin / Staff Photographer