Bob CollinsAbout 400,000 mattresses are purchased in Minnesota every year, which usually means about 400,000 mattresses are thrown out, sometimes by the side of the road. Read more →
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Tag: Trash
Trash collection gets people riled up like few other issues in cities in Minnesota, but is it the business of the state to make the choice for them because lawmakers want consumers to have a choice? The latest city to consider eliminating the free-for-all of trash collection is St. Paul, and that’s forced a Republican Read more →
Nothing says ‘America’ like a trash truck in the morning. Read more →
Let us now consider this question, thanks to the lonely trash hauler whose trash inexplicably has ended up on I-494 at Excelsior Blvd., at this hour: What’s the worst job in Minnesota?
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Stand up for your dumpster!
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If people really knew where the water goes when they flush the toilet, they might be a little more careful about what they throw in it.
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