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Once there, Perez entered through the doctor’s entrance, then left a few minutes later, before appearing to throw something away in a garbage can.
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Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2026
According to a criminal complaint, Shaw retrieved a firearm from a garbage can outside the hospital and rolled back through its metal detectors in a wheelchair before opening fire.
—Quinn Clark, jsonline.com, 7 Mar. 2026
Waukegan started a two-month pilot commercial recycling program Monday with one receptacle next to a garbage can outside City Hall, and a second one at the train station, as the city makes an effort to show its waste hauler, LRS, that the program can be expanded.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026
Consuming garbage can also negatively impact a bear's life.
—Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026
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Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2026
According to a criminal complaint, Shaw retrieved a firearm from a garbage can outside the hospital and rolled back through its metal detectors in a wheelchair before opening fire.
—Quinn Clark, jsonline.com, 7 Mar. 2026
Waukegan started a two-month pilot commercial recycling program Monday with one receptacle next to a garbage can outside City Hall, and a second one at the train station, as the city makes an effort to show its waste hauler, LRS, that the program can be expanded.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026
Consuming garbage can also negatively impact a bear's life.
—Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026
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“Garbage can.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/garbage%20can. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.
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