The government shutdown continues to affect national parks and monuments across the United States, causing trash to pile up at some of the country’s most cherished locations.
Though the National Park Service is leaning on charities, non-profit businesses and more to stay open, the lack of staff and unsanitary conditions have led to the closures of several parks.
Photos show garbage accumulating along the National Mall in Washington, D.C., with trash cans overflowing with debris.
Junk is also piling up in other places in the nation’s capital, including the White House Visitor Center, the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial and the Lincoln Memorial.
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