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Sanitation Department

Coverage of Sanitation Department in the Nexus archive.

Earliest in view: Jul 9 · 13:00 UTCMost recent: Jul 22 · 01:02 UTC
Co-mentioned in this coverage
Karen Bassperson1Barbara Ferrerperson1Ysabel J. Juradoperson1Los Angeles County Department of Public Healthorganization1Lineage Logisticsorganization1City of Los Angelesorganization1Boyle Heightsplace1SCOOP Acttopic1New York Cityplace1Battery Park Cityplace1compostable bagstopic1
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  • HEALTHJul 22 · 01:02 UTCLAIST
    Flies, rats and other vermin are swarming Boyle Heights. Who’s handling pest control?

    Flies, rodents, and pests have become a major issue in Boyle Heights due to rotting food in a burned warehouse. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is pressuring L.A. County's Department of Public Health to address the infestation, which Lineage Logistics is responsible for managing. The city's Sanitation Department has set rat traps, but concerns remain about insufficient action to resolve the root cause of the problem.

  • POLITICSJul 9 · 13:00 UTCAMNY
    Op-Ed | Poop dreams: We must expand the SCOOP Act to set up dedicated dog waste dispensers with compostable bags

    New York City faces a growing dog waste problem with over 600,000 dogs producing 80,000 tons of waste annually. The proposed expansion of the SCOOP Act aims to address this by replacing plastic bags with compostable ones and establishing dedicated dispensers, citing Battery Park City's successful composting model as a scalable solution.