Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. PATERSON — One after another, members of the City Council expressed their criticism on May 20 of the 90 solar-powered trash ...

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“This is a clear waste of money,” asserted Councilman Michael Jackson, “throwing it right in the trash.” City administration officials said the solar trash compactors have been unfairly disparaged.