San Francisco cracks down on recycling bin raiders

Recycling pickers have caused a stir in neighborhoods, prompting local authorities to implement a "recycling watch" in some communities.

By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 9, 2013

Advanced Disposal acquires Mo. waste asset

The company has purchased its seventh hauler in the Midwest this year.

By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 9, 2013

Veolia opens new facility in Boston metro area

The facility will bring the company closer to its customer base.

By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 8, 2013

Shutdown forces D.C. to clean up government mess

City workers have added additional routes to their collection services that now include clean-up at 372 parks around Washington D.C.

By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 7, 2013

La. city tells residents to sign up for collection or face fines

A high number of households have not signed up for trash services in Lafayette, Louisiana.

By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 3, 2013

Uproar in Hillsdale, N.J. over once-a-week trash collection

An outcry from disgruntled residents in a community in New Jersey has sparked official talks for bi-weekly curbside service.

By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 3, 2013

Dog attacks two sanitation employees

Two waste workers were chased by a dog, resulting in an injury to one of the men.

By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 2, 2013

Record-setting garbage service rollout goes wrong

Hillsborough County, Fla. made the switch to machine-loaded collections, but not without some mishaps.

By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 2, 2013

Rumpke acquires Ohio hauler's assets

Rumpke has bought Farmer's Refuse & Trucking's waste collection assets for an undisclosed amount.

By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 2, 2013

Can we please just get bear-proof trash cans already?

Wildlife officials are asking Lake Tahoe, Nevada to find a solution to trash-loving bears before the situation gets out of hand.

By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 1, 2013

Pittsburgh trucks must now make additional trips to landfill

Drivers must now make multiple trips to the landfill to cover a single collection route.

By Nicole Wrona • Sept. 30, 2013

Will a new law fix the trash problem in Queens, N.Y.?

Local lawmakers are hoping to hire private haulers to pick-up the borough's trash.

By Nicole Wrona • Sept. 30, 2013

Stadium streaker to collect trash as punishment

Anthony Saveriano, who ran onto the field during a Browns v. Lions game, will be cleaning up after fans during four home games this year.

By Nicole Wrona • Sept. 27, 2013

Waste Management adds 22 CNG trucks to fleet

The company will use the new trucks for the first time on Monday in Hillsborough County, Florida.

By Nicole Wrona • Sept. 27, 2013

Automated waste bin wins first place at U. Mich. hackathon

College students participated in a technology competition, with the winners creating an innovative single-stream trash bin.

By Nicole Wrona • Sept. 25, 2013

Big Belly Solar smart bins distributed on UH campus

Eighty of the solar-powered smart bins have been added to the campus landscape, saving both time and money for the university and its workers.

By Nicole Wrona • Sept. 25, 2013

CleanScapes awarded residential waste contract in Burien, Wash.

CleanScapes, a waste and recycling services company based in Seattle, will take over the city's waste contract after its current agreement with Waste Management expires.

By Nicole Wrona • Sept. 24, 2013

La. town and parish sparring over new waste contract

Progressive Solutions is caught In the middle of a residential trash collection dispute between a parish and a town.

By Nicole Wrona • Sept. 23, 2013

Could a pneumatic tube system solve NYC's trash problem?

Crazy as it sounds, a long-forgotten transport system sitting under Roosevelt Island may hold the key to the city's waste problems.

By Nicole Wrona • Sept. 19, 2013

Advanced Disposal wins Everson, Pa. trash contract

The new contract could extend the company's waste service for a total of five years.

By Nicole Wrona • Sept. 18, 2013

Waste Management contract renewed in Wilton, N.H.

The waste company will also provide the town with a new compactor. 

By Nicole Wrona • Sept. 17, 2013

Dallas mayor discovers waste worker pay raise is easier said than done

The mayor of Dallas called for a living wage for sanitation employees, but the city council is not expected to amend the budget. 

By Nicole Wrona • Sept. 17, 2013

Indianapolis fined $80K over death of waste employee

OSHA officials fined the city for onsite violations it should not have ignored.

By Nicole Wrona • Sept. 17, 2013

Controversial sanitation manager who hired Hells Angel gets promoted

The city of Vancouver, Canada recently promoted Mike Zupan, a sanitation manager involved in the controversial hire of a Hells Angel.

By Nicole Wrona • Sept. 16, 2013

Maryland trash strike turns violent

A non-striking Potomac Disposal worker reportedly struck one of the protesters with a trash truck Wednesday morning.

By Roger Riddell • Sept. 11, 2013