Canny Design
Aug 14, 2010
Here's a genuinely intriguing list of cool, strange, and beautiful -- wait for it -- trash cans, courtesy of Asylum.co.uk. Frivolous? Perhaps. But it's got to be satisfying when even your waste bin makes your coworkers feel inadequate.
Light Load
Aug 01, 2010
Waste Management began a one-year pilot program offering curbside recycling of compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) to residents of Rolling Hills Estates, Calif...
Waste Management to Offer Curbside Recycling of CFLs in California
Jul 09, 2010
On Monday, Houston-based Waste Management will begin a one-year pilot program in which curbside recycling of compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) will be offered to residents of Rolling Hills Estates, Calif. Waste Management will mail specially...
Chutes and Ladies
Jun 26, 2010
Though she couldn’t explain quite how it happened, Jewel Matthew of Brooklyn, N.Y., fell down her apartment building’s garbage chute. And thanks to her 200-pound girth, she wedged there. Good thing too, considering she lived on the building’s 15th...
Florida Governor Vetoes Repeal of Yard Waste Ban
Jun 04, 2010
Florida Gov. Charlie Crist has vetoed House Bill 569, which would have overturned the state’s long-standing ban on disposing of yard waste in landfills. The bill would have required facilities accepting yard waste to “make beneficial use” of the...
Food Composting Pilot Underway in Suburban Chicago
May 17, 2010
A section of Barrington, Ill., is the site of a pilot project that could lead to Illinois’ first curbside food waste collection and composting program, according to a report in the Chicago Tribune. The project is slated to run through November and...
Tossed and Found
May 14, 2010
Perhaps taking a cue from The Heap, which ...
Bikes vs. Bins
Apr 17, 2010
A group of fifth-graders at Rutherford Elementary in Stillwater, Minn. had a problem. Reliant on bikes or walking to get to school, the kids were forced to navigate a maze of trash bins on collection days. Cars weaving through bins in the road...
Gritty in Pink
Apr 01, 2010
Pink trucks and community savvy set hauler Junk in the Trunk apart.
Lords of Hoards
Mar 26, 2010
1-800-GOT-JUNK? plays a prominent role on A&E's "Hoarders."
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