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Upcoming court hearing : can garbage collectors sift through your trash?

April 08, 2016 | By ETHAN BLEVINS

Seattle punishes people who throw food in the garbage bin. To enforce this mandate, the City has deputized garbage collectors to poke through each garbage can on their routes, hunting for taboo pizza crusts or red velvet cakes. PLF sued on behalf of eight Seattle residents to challenge this privacy invasion in court. We will present our case, B ...