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Taylynne Ivie’s family has been storing extra trash in her house for weeks. After her son’s birthday party in March, Ivie’s family bagged up at least five bags of trash. Due to the city’s two-bag trash limit, she said her family has been intentional about only putting two bags on the curb each week in front of their home near Lykin’s Square Park in the Historic Northeast. Ivie said it’s been difficult to find the time to stop by the nearby Westlake ACE Hardware store to buy $2.50 tags for the additional three bags. So instead of getting rid of all of her trash at once, she has kept extra bags of trash in her house for the past three weeks, patiently putting out two bags on the curb until all of her trash is picked up by the city’s collectors. Ivie is not alone — residents across the metro have reached out to The Star to share their challenges with the city’s two-bag trash limit. Some say that it’s a barrier, making it harder for large or multi-generational families to responsi...

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