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Old 04-01-2022, 11:00 AM   #24
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Originally Posted by WinnisquamZ View Post
It gets better...Same two that want to automate trash pickup.
We've had automatic pickup out west for decades, it's great.

It only requires one person in the truck, not two, which cuts down labor costs and minimizes expensive on the job injury claims arising from repetitive lifting of heavy metal cans by hand.

By report the company that bid on the contract in Laconia also had a problem hiring enough people to do the job manually.

see: https://www.laconiadailysun.com/news...52fc37dc1.html
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