Some of Baltimore’s lowest-paid public workers are getting a raise to keep them on the job collecting the city’s trash.

The Department of Public Works is creating 30 new full-time positions for temporary garbage workers, entitling them to a pay increase from $11 to more than $16 an hour, plus healthcare benefits.

Meanwhile, the starting salary for DPW garbage truck drivers will be raised from $38,805 to $42,607 a year.

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