Accruing e-waste 

A New York ordinance requires electronics manufacturers to collect and dispose of old devices, such as computers and portable music players, that would...

Education increases city's recycling rate 

Since Baton Rouge, La., launched a recycling education campaign in November, the city's recycling rate has increased 16.4 percent, by more than 3.5 pounds...

New life for old gadgets 

Since Will County, Ill., began collecting electronic waste at one-day annual events in 2000, demand continued to grow. So, in July, the county, along...

Hard wired to waste 

By: By Bill Wolpin bill.wolpin@penton.com

When asked about my job a few years ago, I would say, I'm in the garbage industry, which was true on two counts: I was a journalist, and my beat was solid...

Pasadena recycles most Rose Bowl waste 

Playing host to the Rose Bowl Game on Jan. 1, Pasadena, Calif., made sure to comply with its own rules to divert 50 percent of its waste from landfills....

Birmingham says, Don't trash my hood. 

Birmingham, Ala., Public Works employee Cortney Benson and his friend Carlton Pippen wrote a rap song, Don't Trash My Hood, to promote Birmingham Mayor...

Recycling collection leaves the house 

By: Judy Taylor

Boise, Idaho; St. Louis; Pittsburgh and other cities have begun placing recycling bins at public events and areas in response to residents' requests to...

Next to cleanliness 

By: By Deanna Hart

In the early-1900s, Philadelphia started annual cleanup campaigns, calling on residents to tidy up their homes and neighborhoods. Thousands of placards,...

Solid waste services: Playing for keeps 

By: By Sibley Fleming

Competition isn't just for private contractors anymore....

SOLID WASTE/Seattle connects builders with recyclers 

By: Kim O'Connell

Home to Starbucks, Microsoft and Amazon.com, Seattle has had no difficulty attracting new residents. In the past decade, the city's population has increased...

SOLID WASTE/Glass pulverizer allows for on-site recycling 

Every day, the folks of Taos, N.M., walk on broken glass without a scratch. That is because the town diverts its bottles from the Taos County landfill...

SOLID WASTE/Parish outsources wood waste combustion 

When Lincoln Parish, La., closed its solid waste landfill, some of the material that would have gone in it was diverted to the parish's construction and...

SOLID WASTE/Recycled trees preserve coast, protect wetlands 

By: AMERICAN CITY & COUNTY STAFF

Each year, cities and counties must handle thousands of discarded Christmas trees after the holidays. That presents a problem for most sanitation departments,...

SOLID WASTE/County extends life of long-serving landfill 

By: AMERICAN CITY & COUNTY STAFF

Charlotte County, Fla., has used the same location for waste disposal since the mid-'70s. The Zemel Road Landfill has served the county's residents without...