US domestic waste rises due to coronavirus restrictions
Domestic waste is up with more families staying at home as coronavirus pandemic grips US.
Some places in the US are reporting a 40 percent increase in household rubbish collection and recycling because of the coronavirus movement curbs.
This is putting a strain on the sanitation workers, who are missing a third of their teams because of the fallout from the virus.
Al Jazeera’s Alan Fisher reports from Fairfax County in Virginia, the United States.
Published On 6 May 2020