Philly's 'Favorite Trashman' cleans up community | All Good

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Published on February 11, 2021 2:00:22 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5Hv90py0nI

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Sanitation worker Terrill Haigler spends weekdays combing the streets of Philadelphia and hurling waste into trash trucks. But even on a Saturday, the city's favorite trashman had to get back to work.'You never can be off the job with Philadelphia,' said Haigler. The 31-year-old Northeast Philadelphia native was only a few months into his new job before the COVID-19 pandemic began.'It became way harder,' he said. Pick-up delays that irritated locals in 2020 are still recurring due to the pandemic. That's why Haigler created the Instagram account, @_yafavtrashman, to help followers understand the job of sanitation workers and how they can help mitigate the issues they face. That's part of the reason why ...