>>1795970That's only in city centres where people live in apartment buildings, since they don't have space for a standard 240 liter trash container. Everywhere else these containers are used and you can put them on the curb on a certain day of the week.
I cannot imagine living somewhere where the trash disposal system consists of just dumping bags by the side of the road. Do Americans really?
>>1795653You have never been to Amsterdam. It's one of the financial/fintech capitals of the world and there is enormous demand for living space close to their offices at the Zuidas. This is not at all comparable to problems of US cities and there is no point trying to draw parallels. US city planning and governance is very very far behind European cities. That's what NJB is trying to convey.