That’s because plastic caps, crates, snack bags and containers are becoming more difficult to procure.
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Stephanie Yang,
CNN Money,
4 Apr. 2026
People burned crates in the middle of the road after the market closed; soldiers stripped metal fixtures from the unoccupied institute next door; everyone lined up for the water truck, which drove up around noon.
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