trash

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.

2 years ago

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.

4 years ago

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,…

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago

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…

5 years ago

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…

6 years ago

Study: Seagull bellies packed with trash

Seagulls examined in a new study had stomachs full of glass, metal, and even building materials.

6 years ago

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…

7 years ago

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…

7 years ago

Cleanup campaign targets dirty, stinky butts

New ashcans at Ocean Beach and throughout the Sunset and Richmond will help curb cigarette butt litter.

7 years ago

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.

8 years ago

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…

9 years ago

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…

9 years ago

Know This Love: Ian and the junk models

I never really know what abstract art is supposed to mean until I have it explained.

9 years ago

Thousands enjoy sunny, shiny-new Dolores Park

The recently renovated north side of San Francisco's Dolores Park reopened to the public Thursday.

9 years ago

Ton of trash cleared from beaches

Volunteers removed more than one and a half tons of garbage from around Monterey Bay.

9 years ago

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…

9 years ago

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…

9 years ago

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.

9 years ago

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.

9 years ago

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