Recycling jumps when garbage collection drops, new research shows

Despite some modest progress over the past two decades, Canada's waste diversion efforts remain wanting: according to the ...
mlive

Grand Rapids launching food scrap collection program

The Renew Grand Rapids Food Scrap Pilot will launch this spring, with the goal of having 500 residents drop off their food ...

How refill stores are changing the way we reduce waste

Refilling a bottle instead of throwing it away has become a popular way for people to reduce waste — a small, tangible action in response to larger environmental problems.
IEEE

Garbage Collection and Transportation Path Optimization Using Deep Learning

Abstract: The planning of urban waste collection routes is a core issue in the logistics management of smart cities. Its goal is to achieve efficient waste collection at the lowest operational cost ...
Tech Xplore

Junk to high-tech: India bets on e-waste for critical minerals

Hundreds of discarded batteries rattle along a conveyor belt into a crusher in a remote plant in northern India, fueling a multi-billion-dollar industry that is bolstering the country's geopolitical ...
IEEE

Evaluating Memory Management and Garbage Collection Algorithms with Virtual Threads in High-Concurrency Java Applications

Abstract: Garbage collection (GC) is a critical memory management mechanism within the Java Virtual Machine (JVM) responsible for automating memory allocation and reclamation. Its performance affects ...
WZDX

Huntsville, Madison County to collect recyclables Friday

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — The Solid Waste Disposal Authority of Alabama (SWDA) and the Recycling Alliance of North Alabama (RANA) are teaming up with the City of Huntsville and Madison County to collect ...
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JXN Water expected to remit sanitation fees to city any day, as leaders struggle to pay trash collection contract

This according to City Attorney Drew Martin, who shared the news with the City Council on Tuesday. “It’s a 45-day payment cycle. I was just trying to do the math [really] quick, but we’re still a ...
WBAL-TV

'Piled up to my height': Trash stacking up as DPW resumes normal collection weeks after snowstorm

AGAIN, BUT OTHERS ARE STILL WAITING TO SEE THEM. THAT’S RIGHT, WE ARE AT FOURTH AND JACK STREETS IN BROOKLYN, AND THIS IS JUST ONE OF THE AREAS WHERE PEOPLE ARE STILL WAITING TO GET THEIR TRASH PICKED ...
AOL

Council announces changes to waste collections

A council has announced it is scrapping bottle banks, as part of a major shakeup of its recycling provision. Central Bedfordshire residents will be able to recycle glass bottles and jars straight from ...
wjla

Trash pickup delays linger in parts of DC weeks after snowstorm

WASHINGTON (7News) — Two weeks after a major snowstorm moved through the District, some neighborhoods are still dealing with a frustrating aftermath: trash that hasn’t been picked up. In parts of Ward ...