Trash isn’t cheap, and neither are the bins to contain it, especially when replacing 55-gallon topless metal drums used as public garbage bins in large numbers. Still, the need to do just that is the focus of a new Alliance for a Living Ocean initiative in Surf City.  

While the matter first came to light several years ago at a borough council meeting during public comment, the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the ongoing issue of why new ones are a necessity.