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Fairfax Co. trash audit recommends higher fees to cover operating costs
The county’s proposed budget for the year starting in July includes increasing the fee by $35 to diminish the spending gap. The new fee would be $385.
3 weeks ago -
National Park Service resumes trash pickup at National Mall, DC-area parks
In response to the overflowing trash cans seen on the National Mall during the partial government shutdown, D.C. and community groups began stepping in to help keep parks clean. But now, their help may no longer be needed.
2 months ago -
National Park Service gets help with trash pickup during government shutdown
The partial government shutdown has led to trash building up around D.C. Crews are taking in about 30 bags of garbage each day from areas that are normally maintained by the National Park Service.
3 months ago -
Scientists find tiny baby octopus floating on Hawaii trash
Hawaii scientists found two tiny baby octopuses floating on plastic trash they were cleaning up as they monitored coral reefs.
5 months ago -
Virginia town considers privatizing trash collection
The small town has handled trash collection for at least five decades and has eight people on staff.
7 months ago -
Trash, transportation, closings on New Year’s Day
New Year’s Day falls on a Monday, so government-run locations, services and transportation systems may not be open, or may be working on a different schedule.
1 year ago -
How to reduce the 4 million tons of trash generated each day
Around the world, people throw away about 4 million tons of trash each day — or roughly 2.6 pounds of trash per person. Here are some ways to cut down on waste and clean up the planet, one piece of garbage at a time.
2 years ago -
Italian museum’s cleaning crew tosses art piece
WASHINGTON — An art installation in an Italian gallery was supposed to look like trash. Evidently, they did a good job, because last week the cleaning crew treated it accordingly. The piece by the artistic team…
3 years ago -
Trashy problem repelling tourists along National Mall
There’s a bit of a trashy problem on the National Mall: Lots of trash seems to build up in and around cans Sunday mornings.
4 years ago -
D.C. DPW crews work through wintry weather conditions
WASHINGTON – The D.C. Department of Public Works says trash truck crews managed this weekend to pick up all the trash that had been piling up the past two weeks. “We had about 30 percent…
4 years ago -
Unprecedented D.C. trash collection after cold snap
WASHINGTON — After an extended cold snap led to a delay in garbage collection, D.C. is launching an unprecedented effort to clean up the streets. Extra crews from the Department of Public Works will be…
4 years ago -
Maryland edges closer to Styrofoam-free
Imagine a world without Styrofoam containers.
5 years ago -
Cleaning up a local park takes volunteers
Take a walk or set up a picnic in Rock Creek Park and visitors would be surprised how much trash gathers along the creek\’s water-line.
5 years ago -
D.C. studies ban on styrofoam
Decades-old styrofoam continues to blight the Anacostia River and now the District is considering a ban on the ubiquitous foamy plastic.
5 years ago -
Montgomery Co. investigates practices of trash companies
Montgomery County is investigating the labor practices of companies it pays to haul trash.
6 years ago
