Spring breakup exposes used needles around Anchorage

As the snow and ice melts around Anchorage, litter that’s been kept hidden under a long winter is now coming to the surface.
The good news is crews have gotten an early start to spring cleanup, says Anchorage Chamber of Commerce president Bruce Bustamante. But the bad news is they’re finding more than just trash beneath the breakup.On a recent stroll through their Eastside neighborhood, Bernice Sliney and her 8-year-old daughter found a number of used needles along Boniface