Weekend drop-off events Each Saturday and Sunday, DPW operates 12 staffed drop-off sites at farmers markets and community centers across all eight wards. These events offer helpful extras like hand ...

Spring cleaning is the perfect time to stop clutter in its tracks. Helpful baskets, bins, canisters, sorters, and dividers ...

Tossing takeout containers into the recycling bin feels like the right move, but looks can be deceiving. A lot of food ...

Airtight containers and food savers are the key to keeping produce, baked goods, and more fresh for longer, which in turn ...

Storage totes and their tops may go together like peas and carrots when you're organizing supplies in the garage, but when ...

Some states have bottle deposit programs, which are “proven, sustainable methods of capturing beverage bottles and cans for ...

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DCC has said that it examined other options to plastic bin bags to address the severe litter issue, often caused by vermin, seagulls, foxes and pets tearing the bags apart. The council pointed out ...

DCC stated that it explored alternatives to plastic bin bags to tackle the serious litter problem, often exacerbated by vermin, seagulls, foxes and pets ripping the bags open. The council noted ...

Birmingham City Council has announced that 'with regret' it is intending to make redundant up to 76 bin workers behind the all out strike that has blighted the city. The tough action comes as the ...

Mazzuca Chrystler, a car dealership located in a residential area in Capreol, uses shipping containers to store files and tires. They do not have a permit from the city. (Submitted by Clayton Paul ...

All bags are not created equal when it comes to the environment. And paper might not be as green as you think. Credit...Photo by Tony Cenicola/The New York Times Supported by By Rachel Nuwer With ...