Recycling and Waste

18+ hour, 8+ min ago   (224+ words) The next brush collection will begin on Monday. To ensure pickup, residents must place their brush on the curb by Monday at 7 a.m. This is the fourth and final brush collection of the year. Brush should not be placed curbside any…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (179+ words) Heidelberg Materials UK has expanded its Agecroft recycling operation in Swinton, Manchester, with a new wash plant and rail siding. The wash plant can process up to 450,000tpa of excavated waste, primarily soils from construction, demolition and industrial sites, to produce…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (404+ words) A Northern Rivers operation is working to tackle the growing problem of solar panel waste by finding ways to reuse old panels and recover valuable materials before they end up in landfill. ReSolve Global has established a 2,000-square-metre holding and…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (283+ words) A tiny kitten found herself wedged deep inside a car's shock absorber in Sandy Springs, drawing a response from fire personnel and local police before crews managed to pull her free. The rescue ended happily: fire personnel safely removed the…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (382+ words) HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Houston is taking a closer look at what could eventually happen to a 240-acre tract of land in Sunnyside that has sat largely unused for decades. Houston City Council recently approved a partnership with the nonprofit Houston…...

2+ day, 18+ min ago   (101+ words) The policy would apply only to single-family homes and residential buildings up to four-plexes. Commercial properties, apartment complexes, and homeowners associations with active private trash contracts would be exempt, meaning HOAs like Baron's could choose to keep their existing haulers…...

1+ week, 13+ hour ago   (298+ words) Brentwood residents will soon get more bang for their buck, with collection of the green bins used for organic waste shifting from a biweekly to a weekly schedule in early 2027-–at no additional cost. “City staff received many resident requests…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago   (186+ words) A tiny cry for help was heard by a concerned citizen who called Southfield Fire Department for assistance. The cry came from a kitten who was stuck in an underground pipe. The trapped and frightened kitten continued to cry out…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (277+ words) There's going to be a change to the Green Bin program in Tecumseh starting the week of November 2. That's the week collection starts in Leamington, Kingsville, and Amherstburg, and the Essex Windsor Solid Waste Authority says the change is needed…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (269+ words) Patchy morning fog, then partly to mostly sunny and unseasonably warm.. Mostly clear and mild overnightt. READING, Pa. – Residents in Reading could see an increase in trash and recycling fees in 2027. During Monday night’s meeting, Reading City Council introduced an…...