Legal

California's justice department has partnered with Arizona law enforcement in the first-ever recycling fraud takedown across state lines.

John David Harlow pleaded guilty to six felonies and received a two-and-a-half-year prison sentence.

Both parties agreed to advance the date the company is obligated to provide free curbside collection and disposal of the town’s residential waste.

The New York-based private hauler was involved in two fatal crashes within a six-month period and known for having off-the-books employees.

Instead of safely recycling the electronics they collected, Total Reclaim’s owners secretly sent electronics to Hong Kong for disposal.

The lawsuit challenges a city law that requires more than 20 transfer stations to cut the amount of waste they process.

NYPD is cracking down on private hauling companies after finding many had multiple violations during recent inspections.