Solid waste workers experienced higher injury rates in 2024

Solid waste workers experienced fewer recorded illnesses in 2024, but landfill workers reported higher illness cases. BLS ...
Commercial Appeal

Memphis could hike solid waste collection fees in 2024. And more increases can come

Editor's note: This story has been updated to reflect that bulk waste collection happens bi-weekly. The Memphis City Council Tuesday morning heard multiple options for new models of collecting solid ...
KHOU 11

Former solid waste director urges more department investment to avoid current recycling collection woes

HOUSTON — One day after KHOU 11 highlighted the Hyde Park neighborhood on the west side of Montrose as suffering a lack of recycling collection for several weeks, Solid Waste Management trucks were ...
Tahoe Daily Tribune.com

Solid waste collection rates could be going up for South Lake Tahoe

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – Among other rate increases from Liberty Utilities and Southwest Gas, the city of South Lake Tahoe announced a proposed rate increase for solid waste collection. The city is ...