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New York Takes Out the Trash

HISTORY This Week

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Tackling Urban Waste: A Conversation on Containerization and Commerce

This chapter explores New York City's shift to containerization in waste management as a solution to its rat problem. It includes insights from an anthropologist on historical waste disposal challenges and highlights how businesses like Shopify play a role in this urban ecosystem.

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