Walk a 50-yard section of Beatty Street near S.Clinton Ave. and the most popular Trenton phrase surfaces. How do people live like this? And the second most-recited complaint. How does the city allow people to live like this? While city officials and employees have stood for photos and performed better than circus seals regarding an August city-wide cleanup, a walk or ride through many sections of Trenton underscores issues with trash. Trash on one block of Beatty St. near S.Clinton Ave. (L.A. Parker/The Trentonian)Bricks, beer bottles and other discarded items seem to grow on trees. (L.A. Parker/The Trentonian)Empty food containers, plastic bags and styrofoam plates lay pressed against curbs. (L.A. Parker/The Trentonian) Cardboard boxes, a wooden bed frame, plastic bottles, produce OMG thoughts. (L.A. Parker/The Trentonian)Show Caption1 of 4Trash on one block of Beatty St. near S.Clinton Ave. (L.A. Parker/The Trentonian)Expand Aside from the food containers, plastic bags, coffee cups, water bottles and other items pressed against this Beatty St. curb, the sidewalk area included a pile of bricks likely from a construction job, hub caps, a wooden bed frame, cardboard boxes, beer cans, etc. Perhaps, city employees can collect this garbage during the great City-Wide Cleanup of 2025. L.A. Parker is a Trentonian columnist. Find him on Twitter @LAParker6 or email him at [email protected].