Is excess trash an infrastructure problem or a behavior problem?
and last updated 2021-06-10 16:54:27-04
MOJAVE, Calif. â When we think of infrastructure, roads, bridges and broadband come to mind, but for one town, the biggest infrastructure issue isnât any of theseâitâs trash.
From neighborhood trash cans overflowing with garbage to dumpsters in parking lots spilling onto the pavement, neighbors in Mojave, California believe the infrastructure to handle their trash isn't doing enough.
"It's hard to not notice the trash that lays around town," said Joyce Nash, who lives in Mojave and volunteers to clean up the trash around town.