How to arrange bulky pickup in Oakland
Oakland residents — owners and renters — can schedule a curbside pickup of bulky junk without incurring an extra charge as part of Waste Management’s trash services. What: You can …
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Boca Bash Boaters Caught Dumping Two Trash Cans Into The Ocean, Authorities Investigating
A Wavy Boats video of a group of partiers dumping two garbage cans full of trash into the ocean while leaving the Boca Bash then returning to the party has been making …
Searching for ‘Forever Chemicals’ From an Endless Landfill Fire
Testing done by ADEM, Butler said, also did not assess water samples taken from sites closest to the dump. And while PFAS compounds are certainly common, he said, experts have …
One major Bay Area city is particularly bad at recycling. City staff have a hands-on idea for how to turn it around.
Bay Area residents, do you really know what belongs in your recycling carts? If you said “yes,” you may very well be right — unless you live in San Jose. …
A Mountain of Used Clothes Appeared in Chile’s Desert. Then It Went Up in Flames
As Bloomberg reported in May, New York, California, Sweden, and the Netherlands are developing legislation similar to Chile’s extended producer responsibility law that went into effect this year, mandating that …
New York’s Garbage Train Is Built To Suck Trash Off The Tracks
New York’s subway system is pretty gross; it’s full of hot air that’s packed with dirt and grime, has rats running rampant on tracks and stations and is full of …
Massachusetts Woman Drives Car Into Trash Compactor
Photo: Southborough Police Department Say what you will about the Subaru Forester, but it doesn’t belong in the trash. If you want to get rid of one, you need to …