Solid Waste
Making room for garbage
County extends life of transfer station with site improvements....
Treasure at Mount Trashmore
Virginia Beach re-creates Kids Cove playground at popular landfill-turned-park....
Viewpoint: From trash to treasure
By Jeffrey Karp and Stephen Batiste
Methane, a clean-burning fuel source, also can be an untapped revenue stream for cash-strapped cities and towns, and a jobs generator....
You could say it's unbearable
Missoula, Mont.'s residential garbage service has ordered some extra-tough garbage containers to discourage trash-hunting bears on the city's outskirts....
Local governments extend food and yard waste collection to multifamily dwellings
By Autumn Giusti
Finding a universal solution to providing curbside food and yard waste pickup for multifamily housing units can be tricky....
Local governments extend food and yard waste collection to multifamily dwellings
By Autumn Giusti
This story has been removed from our site because of incorrect information about a recycling/composting program in Iowa City, Iowa....
Composting programs keep organic waste out of landfills
By Autumn Giusti
They also could generate revenue on the carbon market, group says....
Making the grade?
By Sean Kilcarr
Sanitation officials in New York and Denver evaluate the costs of transitioning their refuse fleets from diesel to alternative fuels....
Fine-tuning solid waste
Houston finds ways to save money and improve services by evaluating solid waste employees and operations....
Rethinking public works
By Jennifer Grzeskowiak
Public works departments are focusing less on plugging current holes and more on building their future communities....
Climate group releases protocol to promote composting
The Climate Action Reserve, an offset registry for the North American carbon market, has adopted a new standard that aims to reduce greenhouse gases from a significant methane source in the U.S. — food waste....
Solid waste conference calls for papers
Organizers of the annual International Conference on Solid Waste Technology and Management are accepting proposals from government officials and other experts for presentations at the event....
One woman’s junk…
New York woman avoids steep fine for garbage collection....
Reusing refuse
Beverly Hills restaurants separate food waste for compost and help boost city's landfill diversion rate....
Waste not, want not
Two Columbia, Mo., sanitation workers apparently could not bear to see cases of expired beer wind up in the city’s landfill. So, they took it for themselves, according to the Associated Press. ...
Garbage plugs holes in budget
Massachusetts city's solid waste strategy saves money and boosts recycling....
Paving the way
County taps landfill gas and recyclables to help produce asphalt for all of its road projects...
Solid waste conference organizers call for papers
Organizers of the International Conference on Solid Waste Technology and Management are accepting proposals for presentations at the event....
North Carolina implements plastic bottle landfill ban
The goal of the ban is to enhance plastic recycling efforts and, subsequently, protect the environment while improving economic conditions....
American City & County names Public Works Leader of the Year
The magazine has selected Fort Wayne, Ind., Public Works Director Bob Kennedy as its 2009 "Public Works Leader of the Year."...
Who wants to be a public works director?
By Robert Barkin
Filling top-level vacancies is harder than ever....
Public Works Leader of the Year: Master of disaster
By Jennifer Grzeskowiak
Floods have met their match in this year's Public Works Leader of the Year, Fort Wayne, Ind.'s Bob Kennedy....
Tapping into renewable fuel
City exports landfill gas to power a nearby ethanol production facility....
