Garbage

One major Bay Area city is particularly bad at recycling. City staff have a hands-on idea for how to turn it around.

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Bay Area residents, do you really know what belongs in your recycling carts? If you said “yes,” you may very well be right — unless you live in San Jose. Recycling contamination has become a growing problem in the Bay Area’s largest city. A city survey in 2022 found that 57% of waste deposited in … Read more

‘Our Moon Landing:’ Mayor Eric Adams Parades Out NYC’s New Garbage Trucks

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Photo: NYC Mayor’s Office New York City unveiled the prototype for a new garbage truck on Thursday, but it seemed like Mayor Eric Adams was opening a new subway line by the way he arrived at the press conference. I have a fair bit of municipal pride, but it was ridiculous. The unpopular elected official … Read more