Some small businesses in Seattle are fed up with the city’s garbage removal service, calling it nothing short of price gouging. The city’s Clear Alleys Program eliminates dumpsters with a goal of creating safer, cleaner alleys. Business owners told KING 5 the program falls short of its promises and comes with a high price tag. At River, an event space in Seattle’s Belltown neighborhood, crowds of all types come in for different gatherings. Behind the scenes, co-owner Jessican Ghyvoronsky said keeping it running is no easy feat. Every event has a wide variety of costs that go into it, like staffing, catering and cleaning up. However, she said few of those costs are as expensive as getting rid of the garbage. Read more: https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/seattle/business-owners-seattles-garbage-removal-service-falls-short/281-8012d2e6-d369-4177-ab9d-39942f7e5b06