Sarah Lyall reports in the Times that the British, trailing EU countries in recycling, are experiencing some friction trying to catch up: WHITEHAVEN, England — The citizens of Whitehaven try, really they do. They separate out their cans, their paper, their cardboard and their glass, and they recycle them all. They compost. They jump up [...]

We’ve noticed that there no longer seem to be any public trash cans on Church Avenue. Does anyone have any idea what’s become of them?