TAMPA, Florida — Towers of trash still littered the Florida landscape Wednesday as Hurricane Milton barreled towards the Gulf Coast and garbage haulers suspended efforts to remove debris that could be dangerous in high winds left over from Hurricane Helene. Garbage haulers suspended efforts to remove debris that could be dangerous in high winds left over from Hurricane Helene. "A lot of our contractors have gone to prep for Hurricane Milton. “Just to get that household debris out of the way so Milton doesn’t pick it up and use it as a weapon," Castor said. Joseph Malinowski was riding out Milton the same way he rode out Helene — on his sailboat tied to a pier in Tampa Bay.

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