Since publishing our February piece on Jersey City’s litter crisis, we’ve received a number of responses from residents, from frustration to insight to deep concern for the state of our streets. Residents wrote in not just to vent, but to offer concrete observations, solutions, and pleas for accountability.
From overflowing bins and ineffective street sweepers to a growing sense that some neighborhoods are simply ignored, it’s clear this issue touches every corner of the city. Below, we’ve compiled a selection of letters that reveal just how complex – and solvable – the litter problem might be:
“Trash seems to be a big problem for a number of reasons. 1. Because of our lack of community understanding, 2. the sanitation methods, and 3. the solution presented is ineffective.…