Stacks of cardboard and yellow containers full of plastic bottles dotted the streets of Baltimore today after city officials announced that recycling has been suspended until November 1 at the earliest.

The stated reason: staffing shortages caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.

The recyclable items had been dragged out to the curb by residents hoping to offload them before Monday when the pickups are being halted.

Several of them said they understood the concern for workers’ health, but lamented the decision’s impact on the environment and on the condition of city streets should trash pile up.

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