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“We let everybody throw it away”: How garbage worked before corporations took over

East Bay Yesterday by East Bay Yesterday

Aug 13, 202500:57:18Society & Culture

In recent years, volunteer-led groups like Urban Compassion Project have struggled to deal with illegal dumping in Oakland. Despite removing more than half a million pounds of trash this year, piles of garbage continue t...

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“We let everybody throw it away”: How garbage worked before corporations took over is an episode from East Bay Yesterday by East Bay Yesterday. In recent years, volunteer-led groups like Urban Compassion Project have struggled to deal with...

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Published Aug 13, 2025, 00:57:18 long, audio available.