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The state of Washington is investigating We Heart Seattle, a private volunteer group that cleans up used needles, drug paraphernalia, and trash in homeless camps and public areas, over concerns about safe handling practices. The investigation was prompted by a complaint to the Department of Labor and Industries regarding potential exposure to blood-borne diseases. Group founder Andrea Suarez claims her team uses protective gear such as gloves and special containers, but has been asked for safety plans and hepatitis B shot records. We Heart Seattle is arguing that their efforts are being unfairly targeted because they are filling a gap left by government services.

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The state of Washington is investigating We Heart Seattle, a private group that volunteers clean up homeless camps and public areas. Officials from the Department of Labor and Industries received a complaint claiming the volunteers are not handling needles, drug paraphernalia, and trash safely, putting them at risk for blood-borne diseases. The investigators have asked the group for its safety plans, training records, and information about hepatitis B shots for the workers. Group founder Andrea Suarez says her team is already using protective gear such as gloves, tools, and containers to clean up streets and parks, but feels the investigation is an unfair attack on their efforts to keep these areas clean.

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Group founder Andrea Suarez says her team already uses gloves, pickup tools, and special containers and is just filling gaps left by the government, while calling the probe an unfair attack on their efforts to keep streets and parks cleaner.

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The state of Washington is investigating We Heart Seattle, a private group of volunteers that cleans up used needles, drug paraphernalia, and trash left behind in homeless camps and public areas. asserted

that → investigate → camps

Officials from the Department of Labor and Industries received a complaint claiming the volunteers are not handling the dangerous items safely and could be exposed to blood-borne diseases or other risks. uncertain

volunteers → receive → diseases

Investigators have asked the group for its safety plans, training records, and details about hepatitis B shots for the workers. asserted

Investigators → ask → workers

team → say → streets

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