A closer look
New York City utilizes a secretive, massive network of garbage trains to transport thousands of tons of rotting urban waste out of the five boroughs every single day, completely hidden from the oblivious public. Since nobody wants a landfill in their backyard, the city loads its collective refuse onto sealed railcars and ships it to cheaper, less glamorous states like Ohio and South Carolina, making trash disposal a cross-country logistical nightmare. This means that an empty pizza box you tossed in Manhattan gets to enjoy a scenic, multi-state railway tour that most humans simply cannot afford. It is an incredibly expensive and deeply cynical solution to consumerism, effectively exporting the smell of urban decay to rural communities under the cover of darkness
