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.
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Study: Seagull bellies packed with trash
Seagulls examined in a new study had stomachs full of glass, metal, and even building materials.
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 ...
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 ...
Cleanup campaign targets dirty, stinky butts
New ashcans at Ocean Beach and throughout the Sunset and Richmond will help curb cigarette butt litter.
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 ...
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.
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 ...
Know This Love: Ian and the junk models
I never really know what abstract art is supposed to mean until I have it explained.
Thousands enjoy sunny, shiny-new Dolores Park
The recently renovated north side of San Francisco's Dolores Park reopened to the public Thursday.
Ton of trash cleared from beaches
Volunteers removed more than one and a half tons of garbage from around Monterey Bay.
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.
Abandoned puppies rescued from trash
Three very young terrier puppies are alive and well after being found in a trash bag Tuesday ...
San Jose Styrofoam ban adds more bite
Local restaurants, markets and street food vendors in San Jose will no longer be using foam and ...
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 ...
City trash truck kills clean-up crew member
A man who was fatally struck by a garbage truck while on a work crew has been ...
Trash firm sues Oakland over $1 billion contract
Waste Management, the country's largest trash hauler, filed suit alleging the Oakland City Council violated the public trust.
Don’t trash your park this Fourth of July
Nothing says love of country more than barbecue, beer and fireworks. But the post-party clean-up needs work.
Dolores Park trashed by 420 Day tokers
Dolores Park was awash with trash Sunday morning after hosting thousands for the unofficial "420 Day" pot ...
And now, a piano in Dolores Park
Whatever the reason for bringing a piano to Dolores Park last weekend, there is no excuse for ...
Recology wants to hike trash collecting fees
Recology wants SF residents to shell out a few more bucks to cover the rising cost of ...
San Francisco’s latest trashy drama
Like many things in The City, garbage is a process full of politics and intrigue. And it stinks.
Oakland trash getting out of hand
Couches, uprooted marijuana plants, and a dead Chihuahua wrapped in plastic: Just an average day of trash ...
