ST. LOUIS — The You Paid For It team investigated a problematic alley in St. Louis, where city garbage trucks cannot pass due to severe damage. As a result, dumpsters typically located behind residents’ homes on the Northside have been moved a half block away.
For months, senior citizens like Fran Collier have had to walk this distance to dispose of their trash. Collier expressed her frustration, noting that the inconvenience leads to garbage accumulating in backyards, attracting rats and other rodents. “Who wants to keep piling garbage in their backyard instead of putting it in the dumpsters that have been provided?” she questioned.
Estell Hite, who initially contacted the You Paid For It team, shares this frustration. After repeated attempts to get help from city officials, she remains dismayed. “We’re trying to get our alley repaired. They came and took our dumpsters out; they set them on each end of the corner. We have all seniors on this block, and they have to walk almost a half-mile to empty their trash,” Hite explained.