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Seattle Helps People Living In Vehicles Get Rid Of Waste. Meet The Man Who Does It

NPR | By Erin Slomski-Pritz

Published December 27, 2020 at 8:00 AM EST

Seattle's public utility has designated an employee to knock on RV doors around the city and ask if the occupants want their sewage tank pumped.

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Erin Slomski-Pritz

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