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Don’t dump that Christmas tree, recycle it for free
From. Jan 2 through 12, San Francisco residents can have Christmas trees picked up with their residential trash.Read More
SF election dust settles with most ballots counted, voters deal mayor mixed hand
Most recent election results are a mixed bag for San Francisco’s mayor. Breed will replace the DA, but takes an L on her infrastructure bill.Read More
Mohammed Nuru to plead guilty, face prison over years of fraud, ‘continuous bribes’
Former San Francisco Department of Public Works director Mohammed Nuru agreed Friday to plead guilty to wire fraud in a federal investigation into public corruption.Read More
Second Recology executive charged in San Francisco bribery scandal
If convicted of bribery, John Francis Porter could face up to 10 years in prison.Read More
Recology to refund overcharged customers nearly $95 million
As a result of the ongoing investigation into City Hall corruption, San Francisco’s trash and recycling collection company has agreed to pay out nearly $95 million to overcharged customers,...Read More
San Francisco Christmas tree recycling pickup starts early next year
San Francisco officials are reminding residents not to dump Christmas trees just anywhere on the street. Recology will come by to pick up trees starting next year during regular...Read More
New charges in Nuru scandal accuse former Recology manager of bribery, money laundering
A former manager for San Francisco’s garbage collection agency Recology has been charged with bribery and money laundering for allegations of assisting embattled former Department of Public Works director...Read More
Lockdown brings surge in residential waste as most commercial trash shrivels
Bay Area trash and recycling companies are seeing dramatic shifts in residential and commercial collections.Read More
SFBay Covid-19 morning update: Santa Clara deaths, federal courthouses close
Federal trial courts in the Northern District of California were ordered closed.Read More
Investigators issue eight subpoenas related to alleged DPW scandal
San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera announced Wednesday he has issued eight subpoenas for information involving the alleged public corruption scandal with former Public Works Director Mohammed Nuru and...Read More
Recology turns ‘naked’ Christmas trees into useful mulch
As the year winds down, San Francisco officials are reminding residents with Christmas trees that Recology will collect trees on regularly scheduled pick-up days beginning next week. Recology will...Read More
Supe proposes broad expansion to illegal dumping laws
San Francisco Supervisor Shamann Walton is tightening laws when it comes to illegal dumping on city streets. Department of Public Works officials told the Board of Supervisors in March that...Read More
Officials hope locking recycling bins will reduce Tenderloin street trash
District 6 Supervisor Matt Haney and Recology officials Wednesday morning announced a pilot project designed to keep trash inside blue recycling bins and off Tenderloin streets and sidewalks. A...Read More
Supe’s ‘Reuse Ordinance’ would add 25-cent fee on disposable cups, takeout containers
Following on the heels of a single-use bag fee increase, one supervisor is proposing a 25-cent charge on single-use beverage cups and takeout food containers. Supervisor Aaron Peskin introduced...Read More
Sonoma State student dies in head-on collision with recycling truck
The Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office has identified a driver who died in a head-on collision with a Recology garbage truck early Friday morning in unincorporated Sonoma County as Brayan...Read More
Driver killed in head-on crash with Recology truck
A male driver of a Honda Civic died in a head-on crash with a Recology truck near a U.S. Highway 101 overpass Friday morning.Read More
Private security ‘stakeout’ targets Bayview illegal dumping
San Francisco is exploring new ways to discourage residents and businesses from dumping materials illegally on the street.Read More
Recology Fire snuffed after more than 24 hours
A smoldering fire at a recycling center in Brisbane was extinguished early Wednesday morning, more than 24 hours after it started.Read More
Fire smoldering at Recology recycling center
A smoldering fire has been burning for hours at a recycling center in Brisbane, sending a plume of smoke visible in the southern end of San Francisco.Read More
Recology worker dies in SF General accident
A Recology worker died in an accident at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital on Friday morning.Read More