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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
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
New SF ordinance eases charging challenge for electric vehicle owners
San Francisco supervisors passed an ordinance Tuesday requiring installation of electric vehicle charging stations in approximately 300 commercial parking lots and garages. The ordinance requires that owners of parking...Read More
Supes approve fee increase for single-use plastic bags
The cost for single-use plastic bags offered to San Francisco customers at the checkout stand will rise from 10 cents to 25 cents beginning July 1, 2020. The San...Read More
Board moves forward proposal to increase single-use bag fee
The cost of a plastic checkout bag from San Francisco stores could soon rise from 10 cents to 25 cents in an effort to encourage customers to bring their...Read More
Breed sets targets for renewable energy use by commercial buildings
San Francisco Mayor London celebrated Earth Day Monday by announcing a proposal to require private commercial buildings to run on renewable electricity starting in 2022..Read More
Mandelman urges SF to declare ‘climate emergency’
Supervisor Rafael Mandelman introduced a resolution at Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors meeting to declare a climate emergency.Read More
Christmas tree recycling begins Wednesday with trash pick-up
San Franciscans can get rid of their Christmas trees in an environmentally-responsible manner starting next week.Read More
San Francisco drops ban hammer on plastic straws
San Francisco will soon join other cities across the country in prohibiting the use of straws and other plastic food accessories.Read More
SF eyes ban on polluting plastic straws
San Francisco could soon join a chorus of other U.S. cities in banning the distribution of plastic drinking straws.Read More
SF targets drinking straws in latest plastic purge
Plastic straws could soon be shown the door in San Francisco, just like plastic bags.Read More
SF Bay ferry fleet floats toward renewable diesel
All Bay Area ferryboats that serve commuters and tourists will soon switch from regular diesel to renewable diesel fuel.Read More
Blue bins to swallow up more recyclable trash
San Francisco’s residential black garbage bins are getting a lot smaller and could soon disappear altogether.Read More
Litter, trash trending on San Francisco streets
San Francisco’s litter is piling up, and not just on sunny weekends in Dolores Park.Read More
Residents reminded of risks of disposing used motor oil
San Francisco officials are reminding residents that dumping used motor oil is not safe for the water system and the environment.Read More