#waste-collection

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Environment
fromSan Jose Spotlight
1 hour ago

Palo Alto looks to strike new deal with trash hauler - San Jose Spotlight

Palo Alto will renew GreenWaste Palo Alto’s four-year hauling contract at an average $24.8 million per year, preserving stable rates and allowing equipment storage.
UK politics
fromwww.standard.co.uk
1 day ago

Bin workers strike over Christmas could seen rubbish pile up in east London

Bin workers in Waltham Forest voted overwhelmingly to strike over low pay and poor facilities, threatening disrupted waste collection across Christmas and early January.
UK politics
fromwww.bbc.com
1 day ago

Strikes over Christmas threaten waste collection

Refuse and grounds maintenance workers in Waltham Forest voted to strike over pay, risking rubbish buildup across east London during several Christmas and January dates.
Public health
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

You be the judge: should my housemates bring the bins in?

Housemates neglect wheelie bin duties, causing neighbour friction, overflowing bins, dumped rubbish, and foul smells when the responsible flatmate is away.
Relationships
fromSlate Magazine
1 month ago

My Neighbor Asked for a Simple Favor. My Wife Insists We Turn Him Down.

A neighbor asked to register extra garbage containers for parents of surprise triplets; spouse refused, blaming them for having too many children.
Environment
fromIndependent
2 months ago

Radical waste-collection system shake-up would let bin firms take over entire regions

Moving to area-based waste collection could reduce competition but may raise household bills according to waste-management firms' representative body.
fromMedium
5 months ago

Another stupid side project-whatbin.fyi

In particular, products that allow people to describe what they want, and it creates it for them. That obviously sounds great. And it is. But it can also be bad. Trash in, trash out. There's a billion articles and opinions about this, so I won't add another. But I will talk for 3 minutes about how I used one of these products, Lovable, to create another one of my stupid ideas.
Artificial intelligence
fromStreetsblog
3 months ago

Friday Video: The Massachusetts Company That Traded the Trash Truck For a Bike - Streetsblog USA

Who says you need a multi-ton truck to pick up trash? A worker-owned company in Massachusetts has won fans across the country for helping neighbors haul their recycling, compost, yard waste and more - while opening up imaginations about what it's possible to do on a bike. We loved this short documentary that digs into the nitty-gritty of how the Pedal People co-op has become a
Environment
fromAustin Monitor
3 months ago

City fees will be higher for almost everything this year - Austin Monitor

Like so many other costs, city rates and fees are going up in the upcoming fiscal year, which starts in October. Overall, the projected yearly impact of all the fee increases will be $417 for the average homeowner in Austin. Those increases include fees for water, trash service, drainage, the Clean Community Fee and the Transportation User fee. The monthly charge from Austin Energy will also increase slightly, but the utility is lowering the overall customer bill by reducing the amount per kilowatt-hour used.
US politics
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