During May and June, MarBorg Industries will exchange city of Santa Barbara customers’ waste cans (containers without wheels) for easy-to-maneuver carts (wheeled containers). The can-to-wheeled-cart ...

Baltimore County officials believe they have a fix for an ongoing rat and mouse problem in the Essex area.Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski, joined by Department of Public Works and ...

Regarding “Syracuse aims to replace residents’ old trash cans with automated lift carts” (Jan. 19, 2023): I applaud the city’s effort to step back and think long-term about trash collection in our ...

Lower Burrell residents who use Shank Waste Service for garbage collection will have to make sure all of their trash fits into the new cans they’re getting — and they won’t be alone. The Lower Burrell ...

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