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September 10, 2024, 8:05 AM

Dozens of Prince George’s County, Maryland, residents dealing with the sights and smells of uncollected trash for a good chunk of the summer unwrapped their frustration at a public meeting Monday night.

Angel Nelson, who lives in the Fairwood section of Prince George’s County, said she’s had problems for months: “Our trash day was changed to Thursday, however not once did our trash get picked up Thursday.”

Nelson said when the trash did get picked up, often the haulers did not completely empty her cans, leaving trash — including dog poop bags — in the street. She said that discarded animal waste would then get run over by cars, creating even more of a mess.

Resident Monica Roebuck, who said she has also had problems, quipped “We used to be gorgeous Prince George’s, but we’re no longer gorgeous.”

Resident Gigi Lyons, said one trash collector even tried to get her to pay more to pick up her trash — a service that she already pays for: “‘You got some money?’ I said, ‘No, I do not.’ So he left all of (the trash) sitting on the curb.”

Monday’s meeting was held at Lake Arbor Elementary School in Mitchellville. It was sponsored by Prince George’s County Council member Wala Blegay, who said her trash has also not been picked up at times since the county changed trash contracts on July

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