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Even Garbage Is Under Threat From the Coronavirus’ Impact on the Economy

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While garbage collection is included on the state’s list of Essential Critical Infrastructure Workers, there have been some layoffs, said John Bouchard, a representative for Teamsters Local 350, which represents workers at almost every garbage collection company in the counties of San Francisco, San Mateo and Santa Clara.