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Labor shortage slams STL trash pickup

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The city of St. Louis' trash pickup department is facing a worker shortage.

The division has 146 full-time positions allocated. There are 30 vacant jobs, and a dozen part-time positions are open.

In response, the department is mixing recycling and trash as a temporary solution.

“Physically, my workforce had no more to give,” Refuse Commissioner Todd Waelterman said. “That is why this week we are mixing these two together.”

Read more from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

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