Most of my friends and family think I’m a little bit weird when it comes to my preoccupation with garbage, recycling and composting. To them, garbage is garbage and thinking about it too much can be, ...

SAN RAMON — Starting this fall, San Ramon residents and businesses will have a new garbage hauler and more recycling options — with a steep rate hike, up to about 29 percent for many residences, ...

are two simple but significant steps you can take to “go green” and reduce your carbon footprint. (Click the image at right for tips on what to recycle and where.) Don’t have recycling at your ...

In the face of Skokie’s average temperature having already risen 1.13 degree F in the past four decades, according to a study, the Skokie Village Board voted unanimously on Monday, Nov. 21 to adopt a ...

Re “Plan to Ship Waste to Remote Sites Dropped,” May 25: C’mon, L.A.! It’s a no-brainer. Landfills are obsolete. In fact, waste is obsolete. Almost everything is a potential resource, and those items ...

Single-use plastic bottles increase garbage and air pollution. Our representatives in Albany, state Sen. Michelle Hinchey and Assemblyperson Sarahana Shrestha, are fighting for a Packaging Reduction ...

A few photographs have inspired Skyview Elementary students to find ways to reduce garbage. Third-grade teacher Karin Steever recently showed her class photos on the Web site of Seattle photographer ...

As Charlotte weighs a new proposal to charge residents for how much garbage they produce, many questions remain unanswered. City officials have said the simplest method might be having different-sized ...

McAdoo has taken steps to lower garbage rates for the next two years starting in January. Waste Management of Eastern Pennsylvania’s bid at $209,508 for two years should save the borough about $48,000 ...