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Oakland focuses cameras on illegal dump sites to track down offenders
Oakland is launching a surveillance camera pilot program to help fight illegal dumping the in the city. 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
Public Works starts ‘SidewalkSpotlightSF’ deep cleaning effort
San Francisco Public Works on Thursday launched a new initiative to deep-clean busy neighborhood corridors throughout the city. Dubbed SidewalkSpotlightSF, the initiative will focus on litter removal, steam cleaning,...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
Mayors get trashy in ‘Battle for the Bay’
Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf expertly grabbed a wad of paper in the jaws of a trash-picker, then deposited the trash in a garbage bag she was carrying near Lake...Read More
Castro trash bins keep garbage in — and people out
San Francisco Mayor Mark Farrell was talking trash in the Castro — five new “smart” garbage bins that prevent people from digging through their contents.Read More
Study: Seagull bellies packed with trash
Seagulls examined in a new study had stomachs full of glass, metal, and even building materials.Read More
Artists create works of art from San Francisco trash
Twice a day, Curtis Reid Henderson scavenges a giant pile of garbage at Recology headquarters to find objects to use in his artwork.Read More
Glass ban at San Francisco parks heads to vote
A plan to fine Dolores Park litters has morphed into a ban on glass beverage containers at all San Francisco public parks.Read More
Cleanup campaign targets dirty, stinky butts
New ashcans at Ocean Beach and throughout the Sunset and Richmond will help curb cigarette butt litter.Read More
Puppy found in trash with broken legs dies
A Chihuahua puppy that was found in a trash bin at Santa Rosa Junior College last month died Monday.Read More
Litterbugs targeted on Bay Area highways
Caltrans and the California Highway Patrol are teaming up on Wednesday for a combined effort to clean up Bay Area highways.Read More
Beach cleanup nets nearly a ton of trash
Nearly 2,000 pounds of trash was collected along beaches surrounding Monterey Bay during a post-Fourth of July cleanup event on Sunday, according to a marine conservation nonprofit organization. Save...Read More
Know This Love: Ian and the junk models
I never really know what abstract art is supposed to mean until I have it explained.Read More
Thousands enjoy sunny, shiny-new Dolores Park
The recently renovated north side of San Francisco's Dolores Park reopened to the public Thursday.Read More
Ton of trash cleared from beaches
Volunteers removed more than one and a half tons of garbage from around Monterey Bay.Read More
Trashed puppies almost ready for adoption
The East Bay Animal Rescue and Refuge is screening applicants to adopt three terrier puppies found sealed in a trash bag.Read More
Abandoned puppies rescued from trash
Three very young terrier puppies are alive and well after being found in a trash bag Tuesday in Pleasant Hill's Paso Nogal Park.Read More
San Jose Styrofoam ban adds more bite
Local restaurants, markets and street food vendors in San Jose will no longer be using foam and Styrofoam containers.Read More
AT&T fined $23.5 million for dumping e-waste
AT&T has agreed to a $23.8 million settlement over allegations that the company improperly disposed of hazardous waste.Read More