Residential

The city blames the increase on population growth, frequency of street sweeping, food waste regulations and China.

The new center will accept paper, cardboard, plastic, metal and glass.

The township awarded a five-year contract to GFL Environmental after months of discussions with residents.

Commissioners are hesitant to update the county’s solid waste plan, which could include a new, private landfill, until they have more public input.

The council opted for a plan that provides residents with two 96-gallon bins—one for trash and yard waste and another for recyclables.

The city’s recycling program will no longer include mixed paper and plastic and instead collect only aluminum, cardboard and tin.

Online meal kits result in more packaging waste, especially plastics, and not everyone views the excess materials as a tradeoff for the pluses.

Binghamton, N.Y., residents who have single-use plastic bags in their bins will get marked with a green recycling violation warning sticker.

Attorneys for both sides argued whether city officials could deny residents a vote on how their trash is collected.

Since last September, DSNY has parked its displaced refuse trucks in the East Village as the department continues its search for a new parking garage.