Talking trash: Pittsburgh official seeks $9M to buy city residents new garbage cans

A City of Pittsburgh sanitation worker in Pittsburgh’s Greenfield neighborhood in March.

A $9 million investment in new trash cans for every household in Pittsburgh could curb litter and improve garbage collection, Public Works Director Chris Hornstein told City Council members Tuesday.

Hornstein’s pitch came after the city spent about $5 million buying blue recycling bins for residents…

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