The Pekin City Council voted to continue providing solid waste services in-house, rejecting a proposal from an outside company. Pekin will continue to provide solid waste services in-house. At a City ...

Painesville Township’s trustees recently approved a contract making Major Waste Disposal the sole residential provider of trash, mixed recycling and yard waste collection in the township. The ...

South Milwaukee's council approved privatizing garbage pickup, a move partly aimed at securing a state grant. The change will introduce a new $164 annual fee per household for garbage collection. An ...

Ever woken up to find that a crafty raccoon has overturned your garbage bin and spread the discarded contents of your life across the street? Raccoons — sometimes referred to as “trash pandas” — are ...

When technology reporter Alex Heath has a scoop, he sits down at his computer and speaks into a microphone. He’s not talking to a human colleague—Heath went independent on Substack last year—he’s ...

Rather than hand off writing to chatbots, college students in pilots showed that they use them to brainstorm and help get started. Kriangsak Koopattanakij/iStock via Getty Images Debates about ...

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - The Toledo City Council is being asked to switch providers when it comes to its curbside refuse and recycling. The existing contract with Republic Services expires at the end of ...

Hello! I'm Holly Kirkpatrick and I'm covering the City of Buffalo for 7 News WKBW. If you have a story idea, please email me at Holly.Kirkpatrick@WKBW.com BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — Missed garbage pickup ...

Home improvement expert April Wilkerson hides unsightly plastic bins by constructing a durable and attractive wooden enclosure for her trash cans. Over a dozen state officials rally behind ...

Kendall Cunningham is a writer, a podcast host, and a lifelong gamer who has been writing about the industry for nearly 5 years. His work is driven by a love for games that dates back to the NES, with ...

Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from Feb. 13, 2026 MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Garbage collection in Mobile has been rescheduled due to an upcoming holiday. According to a City of Mobile news ...

According to a City of Mobile news release, garbage normally scheduled to be picked up on Tuesday will now be picked up on Monday, Feb. 16. Roadside trash will also not be picked up on Tuesday. On ...