uncollected

Example Sentences

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Images of uncollected garbage rotting on Havana’s streets have been broadcast across the globe.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

Garbage in Havana goes uncollected, and public transport is collapsing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

Strikes have led to rubbish piling up, with uncollected waste several feet high in some streets in the first few months, amid complaints of rats, foxes and seagulls tearing open plastic bags.

From BBC • Dec. 1, 2025

The American Red Cross reported that due to the cancellation of blood drives, more than 2,500 blood donations went uncollected in western North Carolina.

From Slate • Oct. 21, 2025

Piles of uncollected garbage, along with abandoned vehicles, dotted the banks.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French